Millipedes!


Description

Millipedes (originating from the Latin mille, "thousand", and pes, "foot") are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class , the name derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a result of two single segments fused together. Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical or flattened bodies with more than 20 segments.


Scientific classification 
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Myriapoda
Class:Diplopoda

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