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Are millipedes dangerous?
NO! Millipedes are not dangerous. They are small but have many legs. Centipedes are dangerous, so don't freak out over millipedes. I should know cause millipedes are always in my house so I researched them.
Is it a centipede or a millipede that has a thousand legs?
Neither. Despite the name "milli", which means "1000", there are no known millipedes with this many legs. Similarly, although "cent" means 100, centipedes do not have 100 legs. They vary from 20-300+ pairs.
How many jointed legs do arthropods have?
The number of legs varies by species. Hexapoda like the insects have six; decapoda like lobsters and crabs have ten (including specialized appendages); myriapods like millipedes may have over 700.
Difference between millipedes and earthworms?
Millepedes have legs and earthworms don't.
What is an arthropod with a lot of legs called?
An arthropod with a lot of legs would be a myriapod (subphylum Myriapoda's word origin here meaning exactly that, a lot of legs or feet), like the centipedes and millipedes.
Do millapedes have over 100 legs?
no, millipedes have 2 legs on each side per body segment.
What is the main difference between centipedes and millipedses?
Centipedes have 100 legs an millipedes have 1000 legs.
Are millipedes dangerous?
NO! Millipedes are not dangerous. They are small but have many legs. Centipedes are dangerous, so don't freak out over millipedes. I should know cause millipedes are always in my house so I researched them.
How are centipedes different from millipede?
Despite the fact that the name "centipede" means 100 legs and "millipede" means 100 legs, centipedes do not have 100 legs and millipedes do not have 1000 legs. It has been found that no species of millipede has more than 400 legs.One of the main differences between centipedes and millipedes is that centipedes have one pair (i.e.two legs) on each segment and millipedes have two pairs (i.e. four legs) on most segments. Centipedes move more quickly than millipedes.Centipedes are also more flexible, with a more flattened body than millipedes, which have a more cylindrical body. Centipedes tend to prefer dryer, more arid environments, while millipedes prefer moist deciduous forests.
Is it true that millapeades have 100 legs?
No, millipedes do not have precisely 100 legs. They typically have between 30 to 400 legs depending on the species. The name "millipede" actually means "thousand feet" in Latin, but they do not have that many legs.
Can caterpillars have 100 legs.?
No. They can't have 100 legs, but millipedes can.Also, interestingly, while centipedes can have from under 20 to hundreds of legs, they can never have 100 due to a weird trait of always having an odd number of pairs of legs, so the could have 98 or 102 legs, but never 100.
How many legs do millipede and centipede have?
centipedes- 700-950 legs millipedes- 350,000-700,000 legs
How many legs duos a centipede have?
Centipedes have one pair of legs per body segment, millipedes have 2 pair per segment.
What is the characteristic of millipedes?
Millipedes are often confused with centipedes, but they are not very much alike at all! millipedes have a hard outer shell, move slowly, and kind of look like long pillbugs(aka potato bugs or woodlice). They do not have a million legs (as their name means "million legs"), but can have from 40 legs to around 100 legs. Centipedes, on the other hand, can only have up to 78.
Is it a centipede or a millipede that has a thousand legs?
Neither. Despite the name "milli", which means "1000", there are no known millipedes with this many legs. Similarly, although "cent" means 100, centipedes do not have 100 legs. They vary from 20-300+ pairs.
What animal has 300 legs?
Millipedes have around 300 legs
What would be the best way to describe the movement made by millipedes?
Millipedes are arthropods. It is a common belief that millipedes have one thousand legs, as their name implies, yet no millipede with 1000 legs has ever been discovered. The movement made by the millipedes' legs is generally described as wave-like.
