세계의절지류/다지류
메가볼
바퀴철학
2007. 10. 26. 10:56






























학명은 몇 종류 알아내긴 했는데 딱히 이거다라고 집어내지 못해서 표기하지 않았습니다.
우리나라에서 메가볼이라는 이름으로 알려진 거대한 공노래기입니다.
이녀석들을 사람들이 공벌레,심지어 쥐며느리로 잘못 알고 있는데(쥐며느리는 몸을 말지 못함)
이녀석은 아무 것도 아닙니다.
이름처럼 공노래기죠.
공벌레와 쥐며느리는 갑각강 등각목이지만,
공노래기는 노래기이므로 배각강에 속하니까요.
덩치를 믿어서 그런지,
이 종류는 액체를 내뿜어 방어하지 않습니다.
그저 몸을 둥글게 말 뿐이죠.
인기있는 애완동물입니다.
우리나라에도 수입되어 기르는 사람이 소수 있습니다.
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