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Shocking Pink Dragon Millipede (Desmoxytes purpurosea) - ©WWF
a new species discovered in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) which comprises Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yunnan Province in the People’s Republic of China
a spiny and toxic millipede aptly named for its bright pink color
These adult millipedes are approximately 3 cm long
they live in the open on leaf litter
they have glands that produce hydrogen cyanide to protect them from predators, a fact advertised by their aposematic color
because they produce cyanide, they smell like almonds
the shocking pink dragon millipede was named third in the top ten species in 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration.

a new species discovered in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) which comprises Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yunnan Province in the People’s Republic of China
a spiny and toxic millipede aptly named for its bright pink color
These adult millipedes are approximately 3 cm long
they live in the open on leaf litter
they have glands that produce hydrogen cyanide to protect them from predators, a fact advertised by their aposematic color
because they produce cyanide, they smell like almonds
the shocking pink dragon millipede was named third in the top ten species in 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration.