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hello! hemma..u can see the diffrent between pill millipede n the pic u take..pill millipede have a short antena n short legs but i think it is from the same family..maybe the enviroment n terrain make it a little bit diffrent this is to make sure it can survive..i found this at the rainforest n here u can found more bigger than this one..how about u?
Pillbugs (woodlice of the family Armadillidiidae) can be confused with pill millipedes.] Both of these groups of terrestrial segmented arthropods are about the same size. They live in very similar habitats, and they can both roll up into a ball. Pill millipedes and pillbugs appear superficially similar to the naked eye. This is an example of convergent evolution.
Pill millipedes can be distinguished from woodlice on the basis of having two pairs of legs per body segment instead of one pair like all isopods. Pill millipedes also have thirteen body segments, whereas the woodlouse has eleven. In addition, pill millipedes are smoother, and resemble normal millipedes in overall colouring and the shape of the segments.
I read here that these are often sold in the pet trade. While I understand the temptation (they are beautiful and intriguing animals), it saddens me beause they are not well-suitedfor captive life and rarely survive.
Wow! Great find!
For me it is very odd, so thick and short... It is the cutest millipede ever!
Spotted on Nov 5, 2011
Submitted on Nov 9, 2011
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