can anyone tell me wtf this is? - eviltoast

Found it dead in my dishes

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    1 year ago

    The difference between centipedes and millipedes actually has to do with how many pairs of legs they have per body segment. Centipedes have one pair per segment, millipedes have two pairs per segment. The centipede with 354 legs is indeed a centipede (: the millipede with the most legs actually tops out around 750 legs! Pill *millipedes seem to be the smallest millipede with only 14-42 legs!

    Also, if you google pics of centipedes, there is indeed a species with terrifyingly long legs just like this picture, the house centipede.

    *pill bugs != pill millipedes, pill bugs are crustaceans apparently, cool!

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      1 year ago

      No, a pill bug is not a type of millipede, they’re actually crustaceans, and not closely related.

      Pill bugs used to be one of the few exclusively terrestrial crustaceans, but now almost all insects are classified as crustaceans, so, i’d have to double check the phylogenies.

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        1 year ago

        Ah, apparently pill bugs and pill millipedes are different! Thank you for the correction.

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      1 year ago

      Huh, interesting. Well today I learned a little more about creepy-crawlies than I expected. Also, a pill bug is considered a type of millipede? Well hell, I never would have guessed that.

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        No, a pill bug is not a type of millipede, they’re actually crustaceans, and not closely related.

        Pill bugs used to be one of the few exclusively terrestrial crustaceans, but now almost all insects are classified as crustaceans, so, i’d have to double check the phylogenies.

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          1 year ago

          Oh? Okay then, well either way I’ve learned something new today. Interesting, not like it’s going to change the price of weed in Colorado for my daily life, but thanks for sharing. 👍

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        1 year ago

        I was actually very surprised to learn about the pill bug as well, if I’d known they were millipedes as a kid I would not have found them so cute and fun lol