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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 being derived from this feature).
Most millipedes are slow-moving detritivores, eating decaying leaves and other dead plant matter. Some eat fungi or suck plant fluids, and a small minority are predatory.
We have around 2000 millipede species here in Australia.
Body length 30mm
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Best foot forward
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 being derived from this feature).
Most millipedes are slow-moving detritivores, eating decaying leaves and other dead plant matter. Some eat fungi or suck plant fluids, and a small minority are predatory.
We have around 2000 millipede species here in Australia.
Body length 30mm
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