The term "millipede" is widespread in popular and scientific literature, but among North American scientists, the term "milliped" (without the terminal e) is also used. Other vernacular … 展开

Millipedes come in a variety of body shapes and sizes, ranging from 2 mm (1⁄16 in) to around 35 cm (14 in) in length, and can have as few as … 展开

Millipedes show a diversity of mating styles and structures. In the basal order Polyxenida (bristle millipedes), mating is indirect: males deposit spermatophores onto webs they secrete with special glands, and the spermatophores are subsequently picked up … 展开

Millipedes generally have little impact on human economic or social well-being, especially in comparison with insects, although locally they can … 展开

Approximately 12,000 millipede species have been described. Estimates of the true number of species on earth range from 15,000 to as high as 80,000. Few species of millipede are at all widespread; they have very poor dispersal abilities, depending as they do on … 展开

Habitat and distribution
Millipedes occur on all continents except Antarctica, and occupy almost all terrestrial habitats, ranging as far north as the Arctic Circle 展开

• Arthropods portal
• Milli-PEET: The Class Diplopoda – The Field Museum, Chicago
• Millipedes of Australia Archived 2018-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
• Diplopoda: Guide to New Zealand Soil Invertebrates – … 展开