Two years ago today in #RoysRedwoods: He& #39;s a very round millipede with a tragic past. She& #39;s a juvenile salamander with nothing left to lose. Together, they fight crime! 1/
Feather Millipede (Brachycybe) with bonus little cup fungi (pretty sure that& #39;s Mollisia.) 2/
Centipede made u a valentine, sorry it& #39;s late
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California Slender Salamander lookin& #39; good with a nice fat tail 5/
See how this Ensatina has their tail raised? That& #39;s a defensive posture meant to display their brightly-colored tail and legs - "Hey, I might be poisonous!" Other defensive strategies include secreting sticky toxic mucous and distraction via tail amputation (autotomy.) 6/
Last photo from that day: Pacific Hound& #39;s Tongue (Adelinia grande,) a member of the borage family.
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