‘A Shell?’

parkrunday again, and today, for the first time since I hurt my ankle and foot over a month ago, I was dipping at least a toe in the parkrun waters! Gingerly - and very, very slowly - but out there again!

While waiting for the start, I spotted this tiny shell on the wall separating the prom from the beach. It looked very unusual, and I realised (looking at it sideways) that it wasn't a shell!

I discovered later that it was a striped millipede that “when threatened, curls up into a tight spiral, protecting their soft undersides with their hard exoskeleton” - just like a shell, I suppose!

It couldn't have found me threatening, as it suddenly unwound and was off!
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And the good news is that, so far, this morning's outing seems not to have had any I'll effects on my foot - fingers crossed!