Flat-Backed Millipedes
Flat-Backed Millipedes
polydesmida
Flat-Backed Millipedes are fascinating creatures that love to curl up in tight spaces. They have many tiny legs that help them move around quickly in their habitats!
生息地: They live in damp forests, gardens, and under leaf litter.
外見
The Flat-Backed Millipedes has a distinctly flattened body, giving it a broad, ribbon-like appearance. They often display drab colors like brown or black, sometimes with striking yellow or orange markings along their sides. This flat shape helps them squeeze into narrow crevices.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Diplopoda目Polydesmida科Polydesmidae
カテゴリ
Invertebrateレア度
Common
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
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おもしろい事実
Baby millipedes are born with only a few legs, growing more with each time they shed their skin.
Flat-backed millipedes have a special breathing pore on almost every body segment.
Some Flat-Backed Millipedes can glow in the dark, lighting up the forest floor at night!
Their bright yellow or orange markings often warn predators that they taste very bad!
特殊能力
能力
Chemical Shield
Flat-Backed Millipedes can release foul-smelling or toxic chemicals because of glands on their sides that deter predators.
能力
Armored Segments
Flat-Backed Millipedes have tough, overlapping segments that help them protect their soft underside from attacks.
能力
Crevice Crawler
Flat-Backed Millipedes has a low-profile body that helps them squeeze into tight spaces under bark and rocks for safety.
サイズと詳細
- Length Mm
- 10-120 mm
- Weight Mg
- 50-5000 mg
- Num Segments
- 19-30
- Num Legs
- 40-200
食性と食事
These tiny clean-up crew members eat dead plants, helping return nutrients to the soil.
主な食物
- decaying leaves
- rotting wood
- fungi
- decomposing plant matter
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Ground Beetle
Carabus nemoralis
Ground beetles are known predators of various invertebrates.
eaten by
Wood Ant
Formica rufa
Some ant species prey on smaller invertebrates like millipedes.
eaten by
Torrent Frog
Hylodes asper
Amphibians often feed on forest floor invertebrates.
depends on
Common Oak
Quercus robur
Feeds on fallen leaves and decaying wood from oak trees.
特徴
別名
Flat MillipedeGarden MillipedeWood Millipede
コレクション
安全性
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
Always wash your hands after touching any insects!
よくある質問
Flat-Backed Millipedesの大きさはどれくらいですか？
10-120 mm
Flat-Backed Millipedesの体重はどれくらいですか？
50-5000 mg
Flat-Backed Millipedesは何を食べますか？
These tiny clean-up crew members eat dead plants, helping return nutrients to the soil.
Flat-Backed Millipedesは通常どこに生息していますか？
They live in damp forests, gardens, and under leaf litter.
Flat-Backed Millipedesはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Flat-Backed Millipedesのnum Segmentsは何ですか？
19-30
Flat-Backed Millipedesのnum Legsは何ですか？
40-200
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