Do millipedes have 100 legs?

Do millipedes have 100 legs?

It depends on the group, and Hennen says it ranges between 24 and 750, at most. In fact, most millipede species have under 100 legs.

What creature has the most legs?

Millipede
Millipede Illacme plenipes The millipede ranks as the animal with the most limbs on Earth, having 750. On average, these millipedes have close to 600 legs, which still rank at the top. Rediscovered in 2005, the first description of Illacme plenipes was in 1928.

How many legs does a millipede have per body segment?

Millipedes don’t all have the same number of legs; the amount of legs a millipede has will depend on how many body segments it has. Millipedes have two pairs of legs per body segment. Though a millipede’s name may seem to imply that it has millions of legs, this is a number that varies from millipede to millipede.

What’s the difference between a millipede and a centipede?

Millipedes have two pairs of legs on each of their body segments, but centipedes have only one. The legs of centipedes stick out to either side of their body, whereas millipede legs tend to point downwards. Finally, centipedes always have an odd number of legs.

How big does a giant African millipede get?

Most millipedes have very elongated cylinder shaped bodies, although some are flattened dorsoventrally (extending from the back to the belly), while Pill Millipedes are short and can roll into a ball. The giant African millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas) is one of the largest of the millipedes, growing up to 11 inches (28 centimetres) in length.

What makes a millipede different from other arthropods?

All arthropods have in common a hard exoskeleton, segmented bodies and jointed legs. What distinguishes millipedes is that for each segment of their body, they have two pairs of legs, instead of one pair as you would see with, say, centipedes.