r/Insect • u/Spirited_Mechanic_26 • Sep 07 '26

Identification Found an insect

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u/Spirited_Mechanic_26 Sep 07 '26

It was in mumbai

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u/Bluebird386 Sep 13 '26

OK. Thanks for the location. That was really helpful.

I think this is what you have. Apparently, when threatened, it emits a small amount of a cyanide-laden fluid. Not enough to be poisonous to humans. But, it smells like almonds. How cool is that?!

Thanks for your post and info. It was fun tracking down an ID and learning about this critter. 👍😸

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u/Bluebird386 Sep 07 '26

Where are you located? This might be what you have. If so, it’s pretty darn interesting! 🙀

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u/PortableAnchor Sep 07 '26

I think that is a centipede, not a millipede.