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Millipedes appear in folklore and traditional medicine around the world. Some cultures associate millipede activity with coming rains. [ 97 ] In Zambia, smashed millipede pulp is used to treat wounds, and the Bafia people of Cameroon use millipede juice to treat earache. [ 97 ]
There are about 2 million species of arthropods found in the world, and still it is counting. So many new species are discover up to this time also. So it is very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region. The following list is about Centipedes and Millipedes found in Sri Lanka.
Siphonotidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyzoniida. [1] [2] [3] This family includes more than 70 species distributed among 13 genera. [4] These millipedes are found in South America, South Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, and New Zealand. [5] Millipedes in this family have a narrow telson and are quick and active. [5]
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Archispirostreptus gigas, known as the giant African millipede, shongololo or Bongololo, is the largest extant species of millipede, growing up to 33.5 centimetres (13.2 in) in length, 67 millimetres (2.6 in) in circumference.
Arthropleura's antennae are millipede-like, with seven segments. The shape of its feeding appendages and position of the jaws are centipede-like, though the shape of the jaws are millipede-like.
Arthrosphaeridae is a family of giant pill millipedes that are found in Madagascar, the Western Ghats of India, and Sri Lanka. The largest pill-millipede in the world, Zoosphaerium neptunus (Butler 1872) belongs to this family and is known to swarm at certain times of the year. [1]
It joins other millipedes found in the state, including one that until recently held the crown for the most legs of any creature ever recorded — a whopping 750 limbs.