Nigel Cattlin / Flat backed millepede (Polydesmus angustus) damage to young Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris). Damaged tap root in comparison to normal undamaged tap root. England, UK.

Paul Bertner / Millipede (Polydesmidae), Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Daniel Heuclin / Millipede (Polydesmus brachycerus) on wood, Taman Negara, Malaysia, March.

Stephen Dalton / Centipede (Polydesmus) Sussex, England, UK.

Kim Taylor / Millipede (Polydesmus complanatus) amongst leaf litter. Surrey, England, April.

Kim Taylor / Millipede (Polydesmus complanatus) amongst leaf litter. Surrey, England, April.

Pete Oxford / Millipede (Pseudopolydesmus sp), Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

PREMAPHOTOS / Flat-backed millipede (Polydesmidae) assembling to feed on a log, in rainforest, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Millipede (Polydesmus sp) group, Costa Rica

Nigel Cattlin / Flat-back millepede (Brachydesmus superus), a root pest, on soil, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Flat-backed millepede (Polydesmus angustus), a soil pest, close up on soil, England, UK.

Alex Hyde / Flat-backed Millipede (Polydesmus sp.), photographed on a white background in mobile field studio. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. March.