As the days grow warmer, creepy crawlies come out to play. I found my favourite kind all over the garden today, and molested them for about 10 minutes, all in the name of this blog.
We call them ‘shongololo’ here, which is (I think) a Zulu world for, in my opinion, super cute millipedes. The red ones are pretty common, while the black ones (Giant African Millipede) are a bit harder to find. They’re completely harmless and the worst that could happen would be getting millipede poo on yourself if you’re not gentle while handling the little buggers. Apparently, people with sensitive skin can get allergic reaction to the stinky substance that they release when very upset, but I never had any problems.
I had to suffer a whole lot of tickling to get these photos for you, so you better appreciate them.










We call them ‘shongololo’ here, which is (I think) a Zulu world for, in my opinion, super cute millipedes. The red ones are pretty common, while the black ones (Giant African Millipede) are a bit harder to find. They’re completely harmless and the worst that could happen would be getting millipede poo on yourself if you’re not gentle while handling the little buggers. Apparently, people with sensitive skin can get allergic reaction to the stinky substance that they release when very upset, but I never had any problems.
I had to suffer a whole lot of tickling to get these photos for you, so you better appreciate them.






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