Millipedes / Diplopoda are arthropods that have two pairs of legs per segment.
Most millipedes are poisonous. This protects them from being eaten.
They are usually slow movers.
Centipedes move faster, and only have one pair of legs per segment. Millipedes were among the first animals to colonize the land.
Millipedes all have relatively short antennae with 8 segments.
The oldest know fossil millipede is probably Kampecaris tuberculata from Silurian Red Sandstone.
Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical bodies, although some are flattened dorso-ventrally, while pill millipedes are shorter and can roll into a ball, like a pillbug.
Illacme plenipes which has an amazing 750 legs or 350 pairs.
Most millipedes are poisonous. This protects them from being eaten.
They are usually slow movers.
Centipedes move faster, and only have one pair of legs per segment. Millipedes were among the first animals to colonize the land.
Millipedes all have relatively short antennae with 8 segments.
The oldest know fossil millipede is probably Kampecaris tuberculata from Silurian Red Sandstone.
Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical bodies, although some are flattened dorso-ventrally, while pill millipedes are shorter and can roll into a ball, like a pillbug.
Illacme plenipes which has an amazing 750 legs or 350 pairs.
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