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The next time you explore Bureau of Land Management lands throughout California, in areas that have moisture and decaying plant matter, keep a lookout for an amazing arthropod – the millipede. The millipede is an #arthropod because it lacks a backbone, wears its skeleton on the outside, and has a segmented body. Other awesome arthropods include scorpions, spiders, and lobsters. While the name “millipede” comes from Latin millepeda for “thousand feet,” these creatures sport only 36 to 400 legs. Though they share the characteristics of a long body and lots of legs with centipedes, their legs are smaller and they move slower. Millipedes also help to recycle decaying plants benefiting the habitats they are found in.
Source: National Wildlife Federation
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