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Glomeris sublimbata is tiny and oval structured. Image credits: Trigoniulus corallinus by Thomas Quine ( CC BY-SA 2.0) from Wikimedia Commons Glomeris sublimbata

These millipedes are commonly found in areas that are moist, few rotten woods and sometimes compost. They are sometimes known as the rusty millipede or common Asian millipede. Trigoniulus corallinus is a species that is globally seen in the Indo-Malayan areas that include India, Sri Lanka and China. In order to defense they are able to produce toxic hydrogen cyanide. They have a dark color with yellow-tipped keels. Harpaphe haydeniana is popularly called yellow-spotted millipede that are seen in moist forests from Southeast Alaska to California along the Pacific Ocean. They have brown color and legs of pale cream color. Size ranges from 18 to 23 mm in adults and widths maybe 2 to 2.5 mm. They feed on decomposing organic matter like leaves. Oxidus gracilis or greenhouse millipedes are native to Japan and are only found alive indoors or yard for not many days. Found in South Sierra Nevada and mountains of California. They can naturally glow brightly, thus, they are bioluminescence. They are blind and cyanide is produced by glands. Many of the millipede species together are are called the Sierra luminous millipedes. Genus of millipedes producing cyanide is known as motyxia. Image Credits: Desmoxytes purpurosea by CHULABUSH KHATANCHAROEN ( CC BY 2.0) from Wikimedia Commons Sierra luminous millipede These are only present in northern Thailand.

The name is due to the vivid pink color that is because of the hydrogen cyanide produced by their glands. Desmoxytes purpuroseaĭesmoxytes purpurosea, also named pink dragon millipedes, are popular for their spiky projections.

Their rounded body can sometimes be brown or black in color. They have a length that ranges from four inches to one foot. White or Red Millipedes Archispirostreptus gigasĪrchispirostreptus gigas is also called giant African millipede or Shongololo, the largest of all millipedes.The number of millipede species worldwide exceeds 12,000 according to MilliBase. Diplopoda is the class of arthropods that includes millipedes.