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Bookmark or Share- Millipede - WikipediaMillipedes (originating from the Latin mille, "thousand", and pes, "foot") [1] [2] 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 feature.
- Controlling Millipedes In and Around Homes - NC State Extension ...Introduction. Millipedes are common occasional pests that sometimes invade buildings particularly when the weather turns hot and dry. While millipedes sometimes enter in large numbers, they do not bite, sting, or transmit diseases, nor do they infest food, clothing or dry, structurally sound wood. Millipedes vary in both color and size.
- Millipede | Invertebrate, Diplopoda, Exoskeleton | Britannicamillipede, (class Diplopoda), any member of the arthropod class Diplopoda, distributed worldwide and commonly grouped with several other classes as myriapods. The approximately 10,000 species live in and eat decaying plant matter; some injure living plants, and a few are predators and scavengers.
- Millipedes 101: Many Legged World Of Class Diplopoda | Earth LifeMillipedes (Diplopoda) are relatively common litter and soil animals, that occur in most parts of the world. The word ‘milli’ is Latin for a thousand and ‘pede’ is for foot – so a millipede ought to be a thousand-footed animal. However, whoever coined the name was guessing – because although some millipedes have a lot of legs, none have a thousand.
- Millipedes - Facts, Information & Habitat - Animal CornerMillipedes are arthropods in the class ‘diplopoda’. This class contains around 10,000 species, 15 orders and 115 families. Millipedes are found in most parts of the world from back gardens to Rainforests, on all continents except Antarctica. The Class Diplopoda is divided into three subclasses.
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