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Apheloria virginiensis can be found throughout Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia. [2] This docile millipede is beneficial to the ecosystem. It is an omnivore that helps in the decomposition of deciduous leaves and dead bugs. It is a great terrarium pet for beginners. It can be purchased from specialty pet stores or local suppliers.
Nannaria swiftae, also known as the Swift twisted-claw millipede [1] or Taylor Swift's millipede, [2] is a species of millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. It is found only in the Appalachian mountains of the U.S. state of Tennessee .
The most common deviation, however, is a reduction in the number of segments. Many species have only 19 segments (including the telson) as adults, including those in the genera Brachydesmus, Macrosternodesmus, and Bacillidesmus. [11] In these species, adult females have only 29 pairs of legs, and adult males have only 28 pairs of walking legs.
Xystodesmidae is a family of millipedes in the suborder Leptodesmidea within the order Polydesmida (the "flat-backed" or "keeled" millipedes). [1] The family Xystodesmidae was created by the American biologist Orator F. Cook in 1895 and named after the genus Xystodesmus. [2] [3] This family includes more than 390 known species distributed among ...
The stalked eyes - like a crab's - are striking because no living members of the group of arthropods that includes millipedes and centipedes - called myriapods - have this kind of eye.
Millipedes, myriapods of the class Diplopoda, contain approximately 12,000 described species organized into 16 extant orders and approximately 140 families. This list is based on Shear, 2011, [1] sorted alphabetically by order and taxonomically within order. Note: The names of millipede orders end in "-ida"; suborders end in "-idea".
The business magazine credits Gustavson as the largest shareholder of Public Storage, the company her father cofounded in 1972. All told, she owns a 10% stake in the company, where she worked from ...
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