Rusty millipede
The rusty millipede is a long, round, reddish brown millipede, about as long as your finger. It has lots and lots of little legs and moves along slowly and smoothly. It loves damp places like rotting wood and compost heaps.
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Fun facts
Its colour is a reddish brown, a bit like rust on old iron, which gives it its name.
In 2015 it became the very first millipede to have its whole genetic code read by scientists.
People have carried it around the world by accident, and now it lives all over South and Central Florida.
Most asked questions about Rusty millipede
?Is the rusty millipede dangerous?
No. It does not bite or sting, but wash your hands after touching it.
?How big is a rusty millipede?
A grown-up is about 5 to 7,5 centimetres long.
?Where do rusty millipedes live?
In damp places like rotting wood and compost, especially in the rainy season.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Trigoniulus corallinus
- Group
- Centipedes and millipedes
- Classification
- Diplopoda > Spirobolida
- Lives on
- Asia, Africa, Australia and Oceania, North America
- Also known as
- Common Asian millipede
Where the facts come from
- Trigoniulus corallinus (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Paixao 677. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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