This creature glues the legs of ants and lives for 11 years in modesty and asceticism (8 photos)

If you have ever moved stones, then you have probably encountered woodlice - leisurely little creatures that curl up into a ball, protecting their soft body with strong semicircular shields.





Good strategy, great against enemies of your level. But it can be made even better. How? Ask the heroine of this article - the marginal glomerulus.



In my biological opinion, she is beautiful!

The vast majority of people cannot distinguish the clubfish from its crustacean counterpart. The same sausage-shaped body shape, a similar shell of scutes creeping over each other, and a leisurely gait. But an attentive eye, familiar with the basics of biology, will notice the absence of a characteristic tail and an overabundance of legs. He will make the only correct conclusion - this is a centipede!





How many legs do you see?

These creatures abandoned the vain existence of the high-speed world and followed the path of humble hermits. All their lives they huddle in secluded and damp places and feed on incredibly lean food - ordinary rotten leaves. However, through the efforts of the intestinal microflora, this unsightly food becomes an elixir that gives strength.



Mmm, my favorite kind of rot!

This strategy allows you to avoid attracting unnecessary attention from any predators such as spiders, toads and starlings. But littlefoots do not rely on solitude alone. They are protected by a thick chitinous robe and an untouchable supply of a special substance in special glands.



Has anyone lost any jade balls?

This liquid has very interesting properties. It is sticky enough to glue the legs of robber ants and at the same time too bitter for the sensitive taste buds of insectivorous birds. Its only drawback is the complexity of manufacturing. To produce 9 drops of life-saving liquid, you will have to spend 4 months of your life.



A strategic reserve of bitter nastiness.

Fortunately, they have plenty of time. For their pious and modest lifestyle, the animals were awarded an extraordinary life span. The most careful of them can live up to 11 years!



How old are you, little traveler?

However, each of them sometimes has to take risks; the instinct of reproduction takes its toll over the puritanical orders of the many-legged people. In order not to embarrass anyone (and not to take unnecessary risks), they perform all intimate actions in the darkness of the night.

The initiators are the males, who emit an exciting odor. The female feels ready to mate, shyly approaches the handsome man and carefully hints that she is ready to spend the night together. Convinced of the complete reciprocity of intentions, the male finds the desired hole by touch and, with the help of special reproductive legs, gonopods, introduces his genetic material there.



Yes, they do THIS in the dark, but we lit it up especially for you!

At one time, a centipede can lay up to 80 eggs, and, like any pious mother, she carefully takes care of her offspring. Each egg will be covered with an additional layer of armor made of soil and semi-digested food and hidden in a suitable place. After some time, babies will emerge from the eggs who will repeat the pious path of their parents.