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- Code Number:
- OEYV01P04_01
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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)
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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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- Code Number:
- OEYV01P04_01
- 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:
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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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