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T. whitei is an eyeless, white (unpigmented) millipede. In common with all trichopetalids, it has rows of very elongate segmental setae extending in rows along the dorsal side. Proper identification requires microscopic examination and dissection of the gonopods (copulatory apparatus) by a specialist skilled in millipede identification.
Among myriapods, millipedes have traditionally been considered most closely related to the tiny pauropods, although some molecular studies challenge this relationship. Millipedes can be distinguished from the somewhat similar but only distantly related centipedes (class Chilopoda), which move rapidly, are venomous , carnivorous , and have only ...
Rhiscosomides is a genus of small millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. The genus contains seven described species, and is the only genus in the family Rhiscosomididae. [1] [2] [3] Rhiscosomides millipedes are native to western North America. [4]
Greenhouse millipede (Oxidus gracilis), a common pest. Polydesmus angustus, the flat-backed millipede. White-legged snake millipede (Tachypodoiulus niger) in defensive posture. Especially common in Northern Ireland. Polyxenus lagurus, the bristly millipede, has been spotted in coastal parts of County Cork.
Polydesmida (from the Greek poly "many" and desmos "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, with more than 5,000 species, [2] [3] including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN). [4] This order is also the most diverse of the millipede orders in terms of morphology. [5]
Discovered in 1926 in a small area in Northern California, it was believed to be the leggiest creature on earth until 2021 when a millipede with 1,306 legs was found in Australia.
The flat-backed millipede can be a rather small species of millipede, while typically reaching 24 millimetres (0.94 in), in captivity there have been individuals that reached sixes of up to 50 millimetres (2.0 in) or as small as 18 millimetres (0.71 in), this grand variety has been attributed to the quality of nutrition and humidity.
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