Invertebrates (Inventory)/Millipede

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The Millipede field of the Invertebrates section should list stations where a millipede is found.

Millipedes are classified as arthropods, not insects. Millipedes can be identified by their long, cylindrical, multi-segmented bodies, with each segment having two pairs of legs (except for the first few behind the head). The total number of legs varies, but there are often many more than 20. They move slowly and can vary in size, color and shape. Some will coil into a tight spiral when threatened. Millipedes should not be confused with centipedes which have only one pair of legs per body segment.

Millipedes primarily feed on decaying matter so usually depend on food resources that are brought into the cave like guano and wood or leaf material.

See also

• Centipede

References

• Romero, Aldemaro (2009) Cave Biology; Life in Darkness Cambridge University Press, New York pp 107-108 ISBN-Hardback: 978-0-521-82846-8, ISBN-Paperback: 978-0-521-53553-3

Invertebrates (Inventory)/Millipede is a part of the cave inventory project.