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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.
Four classes of arthropods each provide multiple examples, including sea spiders (with 4 to 6 leg pairs, [11] providing two examples) and pauropods (adults with 8 to 11 leg pairs, [12] providing four examples), but most of the examples listed are either millipedes (adults with 11 to 653 leg pairs) [5] [1] or centipedes (adults with 15 to 191 ...
Glomerida is an order of pill-millipedes found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. Also known as northern pill millipedes, [1] they superficially resemble pill-bugs or woodlice, and can enroll into a protective ball. They have twelve body segments, 17 to 19 pairs of legs, and males have enlarged rear legs involved in mating.
Millipedes can be an unwanted nuisance particularly in greenhouses where they can potentially cause severe damage to emergent seedlings. Most millipedes defend themselves with a variety of chemicals secreted from pores along the body, although the tiny bristle millipedes are covered with tufts of detachable bristles. Its primary defence ...
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.
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Sociality is uncommon amongst millipedes; outside of this genus, social behaviour has evolved in only a few other groups. [6] Brachycybe species are known to form "pinwheel" shaped groups of individuals, where the millipedes form a circle, their heads pointing inwards and their bodies pointing outwards. Females are more likely to form such ...
Lawmakers in Kentucky want kids to stop watching pornography. But a bill that's moved through the General Assembly to Gov. Andy Beshear's desk would have an impact on adults, as well.