HUGE Tractor Millipede in Aceh
Dozens of legs and insects move in synchronized waves to propel the tractor millipede for searching food in the rain forest. This Tractor Millipede was Found In Aceh Indonesia.
Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterized by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments, they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name being derived from this feature.
Each double-legged segment is a result of two single segments fused together. Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical or flattened bodies with more than 20 segments, while pill millipedes are shorter and can roll into a ball.
HUGE Tractor Millipede in Aceh
Although the name “millipede” derives from the Latin for “thousand feet”, no known species has 1,000; the record of 750 legs belongs to Illacme plenipes.
There are approximately 12,000 named species classified into 16 orders and around 140 families, making Diplopoda the largest class of myriapods, an arthropod group that also includes centipedes and other multi-legged creatures.
Upon encountering the Polydesmid millipedes, it’s easy to see how they get one of their common names, tractor millipedes.
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Flattened dorsal plates create the appearance of a tread from a tractor tire moving across the forest floor. These millipedes are blind and use the senses of touch and smell to find a delicious rotting organic matter that serves as their food.
Millipedes and their cousin centipedes are not insects but instead belong to a group of arthropods called the Myriapods, many-legged creatures. Contrary to their name, millipedes do not actually have one thousand legs.
If one were to buy shoes for all of their tiny feet, between 40 to 400 pairs would do the trick depending on the species. Most body segments with legs bear two pairs rather than a single pair as would be found on centipedes.
This is an easy way to tell centipedes from millipedes the next time you happen on one in the garden. Although Costa Rican tractor millipedes are mighty impressive with a body length of roughly six inches, the real leviathans of the millipede realm reside in tropical Africa and dwarf their Costa Rican cousins.
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These behemoths are found in warm tropical forests where they bulldoze through leaf litter and soil in search of decaying plant material.