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Giant African Millipede, (Archispirostreptus gigas), Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, SpirostreptidaeGiant African Millipede, (Archispirostreptus gigas), Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, SpirostreptidaeGiant African Millipede, (Archispirostreptus gigas), Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, SpirostreptidaeGiant African Millipede, (Archispirostreptus gigas), Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, SpirostreptidaeGiant African Millipede, (Archispirostreptus gigas), Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, SpirostreptidaeGiant African Millipede, (Archispirostreptus gigas), Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, SpirostreptidaeOccidental CaliforniaOccidental CaliforniaOccidental California
Giant African Millipede, (Archispirostreptus gigas), Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae
Code Number:
OEYV01P01_05
Title:
Giant African Millipede, (Archispirostreptus gigas), Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae
This whimsical creature is very docile and can curl itself into a spiral if disturbed. They are found worldwide in moist microhabitats. They have four legs for each body segment.

Length: 38.5 centimetres (15.2 in)
Circumference: 67 millimetres (2.6 in)
Legs: 256
Diet: Decaying plant material
Range: eastern Africa

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Spirostreptida
Family: Spirostreptidae
Genus: Archispirostreptus
Species: Archispirostreptus gigas
(Peters, 1855)
Keywords:
Myriapods, Myriapoda, Millipedes, Centipedes, Chilopod, Chilopoda, Invertebrate, Animal, Nature, Natural, Arthropod, exoskeleton, fauna, species, morphology, taxonomic, taxonomy, Life, Metazoa
Image by:
Wernher Krutein

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