millipedes

It is a beautiful, rainy day. The school day has gone well (which is not always the case) and so I have a few minutes to myself while the children play after lunch.

We have two new members of the family- Mr. Moss and Zero. They are both millipedes. Mr. Moss is the larger, a giant African millipede already an impressive 8” and probably not full-grown. Zero, by comparison, is tiny- a 5” red desert millipede. They are Malachi’s pets, and, as we have been studying arthropods for the last couple weeks of school, coincide nicely with our studies. Watching them move about and munch on bananas is fascinating and we pray that we can keep them alive for a long, long time (the African millipedes reportedly survive for numerous years in captivity!)