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.
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Wikipedia: Millipede
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Millipedes (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.
Scolopendra heros - Wikipedia
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Scolopendra 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.
Wikipedia: Desmoxytes purpurosea
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Desmoxytes purpurosea, commonly known as the shocking pink dragon millipede or dragon millipede, is a spiny and toxic millipede named for its vivid pink color.
Harpaphe haydeniana (Wikipedia)
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is a species of polydesmidan ("flat-backed") millipede found in the moist forests along the Pacific coast of North America
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