Millipede
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Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this
Millipede collage
Octoglena sierra (Colobognatha, Polyzoniida)
Anadenobolus monilicornis (Juliformia, Spirobolida)
Harpaphe haydeniana (Polydesmida)
Centipede
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Centipedes are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which includes millipedes and other multi-legged animals. Centipedes are elongated s
Millipede
…species classified into 16 orders and around 140 families, making Diplopoda the largest class of myriapods, an arthropod subphylum which also includes centipedes and other multi-legged creatures. Most millipedes are slow-moving detritivores, eating decaying leaves and other dead plant matter; however, some eat…
The forcipules of Eupolybothrus cavernicolus (Lithobiidae)
A collage showing the ultimate legs of various centipedes. From top left, proceeding clockwise: Rhysida spp., Scolopocryptops trogloclaudatus, Scolopendra dehaani, Lithobius proximus, Lithobius forficatus, Scolopendra cingulata.
A centipede mother protecting her first instar offspring
A centipede (Scolopendra cingulata) being eaten by a European roller