#4871 · 🪼 jellyfish, starfish, worms & co

Striped Millipede

🇳🇱 Grote tweestreep ·Ommatoiulus sabulosus

🪼 Jellyfish, starfish, worms & co 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

Ommatoiulus sabulosus , also known as the striped millipede , is a European millipede of the family Julidae. Its common name comes from its two striking bright longitudinal bands on the dorsal surface.

base stats

NL sightings 62iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 12,003iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 62 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #25 most seen of the jellyfish, starfish, worms & co in NL.
12,003 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).