Home›Arthropod Relatives›Centipedes and Millipedes (Myriapoda)GroupCentipedes and Millipedes (Myriapoda)Centipedes and Millipedes (Myriapoda) is a Browse By group of the Nature Atlas that gathers the myriapods, arthropods with many legs along a long body, centipedes and millipedes. An entry belongs here when its own cited article states that it is a centipede or millipede. It excludes horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and springtails. Members are placed by the classification their cited article gives, not by common name or appearance alone.Browse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Browse ByAll Centipedes and Millipedes (Myriapoda)Centipedes and Millipedes (Myriapoda)4 entriesCentipedes and Millipedes (Myriapoda)Filter Results4 entriesCommon GroupAllCentipedes and Millipedes (Myriapoda) (4)TaxonomyAllArthropoda (2)Diplopoda (2)HabitatAllDesert (1)Conservation StatusAllNot Evaluated (2)EcosystemAllChihuahuan Desert (1)Sonoran Desert (1)Everyday GroupAllCentipedes and Millipedes (Myriapoda) (4)DietAllCarnivore (1)Detritivore or Scavenger (1)System (Realm)AllTerrestrial (4)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (2)Where It LivesAllAfrica (1)Asia (1)Europe (1)Mexico (1)North America (3)South America (1)Thailand (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4Giant Desert CentipedeArthropod Relatives4 linksMillipedeArthropod Relatives1 linkShocking Pink Dragon MillipedeArthropod Relatives1 linkYellow-Spotted MillipedeArthropod Relatives1 linkSourcesWikipedia: Millipedetier 2WikipediaHas Member: Millipede, LeadQuote, Has Member: Millipede, LeadMillipedes (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 Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature.View the SourceScolopendra heros - WikipediaHas Member: Giant Desert Centipede, LeadQuote, Has Member: Giant Desert Centipede, LeadScolopendra heros, commonly known as the Arizona desert centipede, giant desert centipede, giant Sonoran centipede, Texas black-tailed centipede, Texas redheaded centipede, and giant redheaded centipede, is a species of North American centipede found in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.View the SourceWikipedia: Desmoxytes purpuroseatier 2WikipediaHas Member: Shocking Pink Dragon Millipede, LeadQuote, Has Member: Shocking Pink Dragon Millipede, LeadDesmoxytes purpurosea, commonly known as the shocking pink dragon millipede or dragon millipede, is a spiny and toxic millipede named for its vivid pink color.View the SourceHarpaphe haydeniana (Wikipedia)Has Member: Yellow-Spotted Millipede, Lead, groupQuote, Has Member: Yellow-Spotted Millipede, Lead, groupis a species of polydesmidan ("flat-backed") millipede found in the moist forests along the Pacific coast of North AmericaView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.