Riddells Creek - Myriapods (Centipedes, Millipedes)
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	Common Name	Scientific Name (Family)
1	* House Centipede	Scutigera coleoptrata (Order Scutigeromorpha, family Scutigeridae)
	* Black Portuguese Millipede	Ommatoiulus moreletti (Order Julida, family Julidae)
	* Unknown	Brachyiulus species - possibly B. lusitanus or B. pusillus (Order Julida, family Julidae)

* Not indigenous to Australia before European settlement.

Myriapod means lots of legs. Insects have 3 pairs of legs, spiders have four, whereas myriapods
(centipedes and millipedes) have more than 4 pairs of legs. Millipedes & centipedes have elongated
bodies made up of many segments (insects have three segments and spiders two).

Is it a millipede or a centipede?
Millipedes have two legs per body sement, centipedes only have one pair of legs per body segment.

More about Centipedes and Millipedes.

More about Insects & other Invertebrate classes.

First Aid for Centipede/Millipede bites.
We haven't yet found a good book to ID Centipedes and Millipedes. If you find one let us know.

We'd like to acknowledge Wendy Moore & David Hirst for their help in identification
on this page.

If you've seen a centipede or millipede in Riddells Creek that isn't on this list please
let us know ... we'd love to add it to our list.

All photos are taken in Riddells Creek. If you have photos taken in Riddells Creek
and would like to submit them, send them to Russell & Gill Best.

All photos ©Riddells Creek Landcare or Photographer.

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