Tiny things
31st March 2008, MondayThere is a whole world of small plants and animals that is easily overlooked. Many are worthy of a closer look and there are several things that might help; try using a magnifying glass or your binoculars the wrong way round (both your eye and the object must be very close to the lenses) or close focusing glasses, or a close focusing camera. The animal below is the Black Millipede, Tachypodoiulus niger, about 30mm. long, I found in my store of firewood. It has about 160 legs - each segment has two pairs and in the photo you can see the wave of movement required to walk!
and even closer…
