Occasional invaders · SWFL Pest Identifier
Florida Ivory Millipede
Harmless A nuisance at most. No urgency.
How to identify it
- Coils into a spiral when touched
- Slow, round-bodied, legs ripple in waves
- Shows up in numbers after soaking rain
Size
Medium (dime to quarter)
Where you'll see it
Garage / storage · Lanai / patio
Looks like
Crawler
Did you know
A composting machine — it recycles dead leaves into soil. Rain floods the leaf litter and evicts them onto your lanai.
What it means for you
They can’t survive indoors — sweep them out or wait; they dry out in a day.
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