Millipedes

Millipedes start their life as an egg, which hatches into a nymph that has fewer legs than adults. Once mature, they will find another adult to mate with. What is a millipede’s …

Millipedes do not have stings and aren’t able to cause a significant bite, as their jaws are generally too weak to get through our skin. Some species can exude toxic liquids that can cause skin …

Millipedes can range in size massively, depending on their species and age. Some are only a few millimetres long, while others are up to 33 cm in length. Does size matter? There are around …

A wide variety of animals eat millipedes, given that they are very much at the bottom of the food chain. Predators include hedgehogs, birds, monkeys and frogs, to name a …

The number of legs millipedes have varies between species. The majority have around 400 legs, while some rarer species have between 700 and 1,300 legs. Millipedes have two legs per body segment, while …

Millipedes are not insects, though they are often referred to as one. Instead, they are part of the Myriapoda, a group that also includes centipedes. What is an insect? We tend to think of …