Morley Read / Millipede (Diplopoda) walking along a branch, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Millipede (Diplopoda) walking along a branch, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Colin Varndell,Colin Varndell / White Legged Snake Millipede (Tachypodoiulus niger) three coiled, Dorset, UK, September.

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.

Nigel Cattlin / Spotted snake millepede (Blaniulus guttulatus) inside a damaged Carrot (Daucus carota) root.

Nigel Cattlin / Spotted snake millepede (Blaniulus guttulatus) intertwined with plant roots, can become a pest on root crops, fruits and other vegetables.

Duncan Murrell / Red Millipede (Trachelomegalus modestior), Sabangau (peat-swamp) Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Konrad Wothe / Millipedes mating (Barydesmus trichotypus) pair mating, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru.

Alex Hyde / Tractor Millipede (Diplopoda) Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru. November.

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Pill millipede (Cynotelopus notabilis) Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Brian Bevan / Madagascan orange ringed millipede (Aphistogoniulus sp) moving through leaf mould , UK. Captive, native to Madagascar.

Brian Bevan / Giant millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas), UK. Captive.