Millipedes

American Giant Millipede

Millipedes / Moore Exotics / April 18, 2023

A sizable millipede found in eastern North America is called Narceus americanus. American gigantic millipede, worm millipede, and iron worm are some of their common names. It lives along North America’s eastern seaboard, north of the Ottine marshes, all the way to Georgetown, Texas. Its nearly cylindrical grey body is 4 inches in length (100 […]

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Millipedes

Millipedes / Moore Exotics / April 18, 2023

The largest class of myriapods are millipedes, which are arthropods having 2 jointed legs pairs on most body segments. Diplopoda contain about 12,000 identified species that are divided into 16 orders and 140 families. Slow-moving detritivores known as millipedes consume rotting leaves and other types of dead plant material. Some may develop into pests in

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