Millipedes (Diplopoda)

Millipedes average two pairs of legs per body segment, generally feed on detritus, and do not bite humans. Generally found in leaf litter, millipedes tend to avoid light and may discharge a foul odor to discourage predators.

Diploda > Polydesmida > Xystodesmidae
	probably Yellow-and-black Flat Millipede (Apheloria tigana) Alamance Co., NC 9 July 2006

	Cyanide Millipede (Boraria stricta) Buncombe Co., NC 8 Sep 2012
	Cyanide Millipede (Boraria stricta) Buncombe Co., NC 8 Sep 2012

probably Red-sided Flat Millipede (Sigmoria aberrans)
Clay Co., NC
14 May 2005

	Sandhills Millipede (Pleuroloma pinicola) Sandhills Gamelands, Scotland Co., NC 11 March 2010 According to Jeff Beane at the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, this uncommon millipede is a Longleaf Pine associate and is probably endemic to the Carolinas.
	Sandhills Millipede (Pleuroloma pinicola) Sandhills Gamelands, Scotland Co., NC 11 March 2010

Diploda > Spirobolida > Spirobolidae
	American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus) Clay Co., NC 21 May 2005
	American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus) Clay Co., NC 21 May 2005
	American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus) Transylvania Co., NC 9 Sep 2012
	American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus) Transylvania Co., NC 9 Sep 2012
	American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus) Transylvania Co., NC 9 Sep 2012 These grow to several inches long!

	Yellow-banded Millipede, Bumblebee Millipede (Anadenobolus monilicornus) Naples Botanical Garden, Collier Co., FL 26 Dec 2013 Native to the Caribbean, these large and colorful millipedes are introduced to southern Florida.
	Yellow-banded Millipede, Bumblebee Millipede (Anadenobolus monilicornus) Naples Botanical Garden, Collier Co., FL 26 Dec 2013

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Millipedes (Diplopoda)

Diploda > Polydesmida > Xystodesmidae

Diploda > Spirobolida > Spirobolidae

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