How to Control Millipedes and Centipedes in Your Home.
Millipede, (class Diplopoda), any member of the arthropod class Diplopoda, distributed worldwide and commonly grouped with several other classes as myriapods.The approximately 10,000 species live in and eat decaying plant matter; some injure living plants, and a few are predators and scavengers. The characteristic feature of the group is the presence of diplosomites, double trunk segments.
Centipedes are small invertebrates that belong to the group of arthropods. There are around 8000 species of centipedes that can be found all over the world, including the areas near the Arctic Circle. Centipedes usually inhabit forests, tropical rainforests, prairies and savannas. They prefer dark and moist places. Centipedes spend most of their life hidden under the rocks, leaves or inside.
Click here for an up-to-date checklist of British and Irish millipedes. Chilopoda: Centipedes. The most recent comprehensive account of the identification of British Centipedes is Barber's (2009) Linnean Society Synopsis. Click here for the up-to-date checklist of centipedes in Britain and Ireland.
The Myriapoda is a subphylum of arthropods.It contains the millipedes, centipedes, and others.The group has 13,000 species, all of which are terrestrial. Their name suggests they have many legs. In fact one has over 750 legs (Illacme plenipes), but some have fewer than ten legs.The fossil record of myriapods goes back into the late Silurian, though molecular evidence suggests they diversified.
The Flat-backed millipede is orangey-brown with a long, flattened body that resembles a centipede. However, centipedes have only one pair of legs per segment of their body, whereas millipedes have two. There are many millipede species in the UK, which can be difficult to tell apart.
Centipedes are arthropods with many body segments. Each segment has one pair of legs. Centipedes live in damp, dark places such as fallen logs, under rocks and in soil. Centipedes prey on insects and other small invertebrates. The house centipede lives indoors in damp basements and bathrooms.
Centipedes are usually flattened, and only have one pair of legs per segment. Centipedes are quick predators, eating any small animals they can catch. They have a venomous bite, but no Michigan species are dangerous to people. Both centipedes and millipedes need a damp environment to survive, and mostly live on or under the ground.