Millipede, Class Diplopoda, is laying on its side to play dead after being disturbed

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This millipede Class Diplopoda is laying on its side to play dead after being disturbed The side view clearly shows the 2 legs per side per body segment that distinguishes millipedes from centipedes which have only 1 leg protruding from each side of a segment

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Size: 5129px × 3453px
Photo credit: © MShieldsPhotos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: arthropod, arthropoda, costa, curled, dead, decomposer, detritivore, diplopoda, fauna, forest, laying, legs, millipede, myriapod, myriapoda, playing, rain, rainforest, rica, rican, rolled, segment, side, tropical