Globular Springtail
Dorsal
Adelaide Hills
Native Brown Millipede
Face, no eyes
 
                      
Native Brown Millipede (Somethus castaneus)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Millipedes (Diplopoda)
Order: Millipedes (Polydesmida)
Family: Millipede (Paradoxosomatidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Native Brown Millipede (Somethus castaneus)
This Photo:     Dorsal, ~34mm

Thank you Dr Bob Mesibov & Tony and Jenny Dominelli for confirming and Cael Gallery for helping with the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
Bob said it could either be S. castaneus or S. lancearius based on location.
DaBugBoi said "They differ in distribution, and size. Judging by his paper, S. castaneum is found in the Adelaide metro region and the south and eastern MT. lofty ranges, while S. lancearius is smaller (from memory) and found typically north of adeladide"

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This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.