Millipede. View of a millipede (class Diplopoda) showing its head (upper right) and multiple legs along its segmented body. Millipedes are myriapods t

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Millipede. View of a millipede (class Diplopoda) showing its head (upper right) and multiple legs along its segmented body. Millipedes are myriapods that have two pairs of legs per body segment. They are slow-moving detritivores, eating mostly decaying leaves and other dead plant matter.

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