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Millepedes have legs and earthworms don't.

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The two classes of Myriapoda are very dissimilar.

Centipedes (class Chilopoda) have flattened bodies and longer antennae for their size.

Millipedes (class Diplopoda) have long, taller, semi-cylindrical bodies.

Another basic difference is the number of legs, and the number per body segment. Centipedes have one set of legs per body segment, while millipedes have two sets. However, some species of centipedes ("hundred feet") have more legs than some species of millipedes ("thousand feet").

The number of legs for centipede species varies from 30 to 354, with odd number of pairs.

The number of legs for millipede species varies from 44 to 750.

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Millipedes are part of the phylum arthropoda, the sub phylum Myriapoda, and the class Diploda. Millipedes range from 2 to 280 millimeters (0.079 to 11 in) in length, and can have as few as eleven, to over a hundred segments. They are generally black or brown in color although there are a few brightly colored species. Millipedes diet consist of decomposing plant material, some are omnivores and eat small insects. The Millipedes have many body segments and have 2 legs per segment. Millipedes can be very poisonous and toxic. Millipedes get there oxygen from spiracles. Millipedes have large mandables at the bottom of there head.

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Both are classes of the subphylum Myriapoda, but they are very dissimilar.

Centipedes (class Chilopoda) have flattened bodies and longer antennae for their size.

Millipedes (class Diplopoda) have long, taller, semi-cylindrical bodies.

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Earthworm are cylindrical in body while millipedes are

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They both have many legs, though one has more than the other. They are also similar because of the descriptive lines on their outer shell, which is the really only thing that sets them apart.

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Centipedes and millipedes are not classified as worms because they have legs.

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No. Only centipedes eat living insects. Millipedes eat decaying matter and don't need fangs nor venom.

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No. They are two different types of arthropods.

Millipede: Wormlike arthropods of the class Diplopoda.

Centipede: The common name for an arthropod of the class Chilopoda.

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