Giant African Millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas)

Day 2’s Invertober illustration was the Giant African Millipede, which I have met at a couple of zoos before and would rather take care of this guy than the Giant Hissing Cockroach, if I was forced to choose.

I like how this painting came out so I think I’ll clean it up and make a poster out of it. Also I really had fun drawing fancy lettering for the animals’ Latin names, and lettering is one of my favorite things to do in general, so hire me to paint yer signs!