The greenish blue bioluminescence given off by millipedes of the genus Motyxia serves as a warning signal to rodent predators not to mess with them — these millipedes also produce toxic hydrogen cyanide. | +
Posted on November 25, 2011
Electric Orchids
An electronic showcase of biology, a digital celebration of the natural world. Curated by Leon the Orchidhunter, author of Genetic Jungle.
Electric Orchids highlights the small things and the secret places. The mysteries of the ocean. The poetry of the forest floor.
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