Millipedes

It was another damp day and I came across a couple of these black and orange millipedes known as Apheloria virginiensis.



Millipedes on the whole do not bite, but they possibly excrete the toxin cyanide through their “skin.”



Millipedes differ from centipedes mainly by the number of legs per body segment. A centipede will have one set of legs per segment whereas a millipede has two sets of legs on most segments. Centipedes are carnivores that primarily eat insects and spiders- while the millipedes usually consumes plants or rotting wood and leaves.