They're the world's biggest!
Giant African millipedes can grow up to 30cm long and have up to 400 legs.
Super-pooper!
When a millipede feels threatened, it curls up in a ball and pretends to be a pile of poop to deter predators.
They love recycling.
They eat rotting leaves and wood off the forest floor and keep the forest clean.
Lifespan: 5 - 7 years
Threats: Birds, small mammals, and various reptiles
Distribution: East Africa
Habitat: Forest floor
Appearance: Usually dark brown and black in colour and range from 4 to 12 inches in length
Diet & Feeding: Decaying organic matter such as trees and plants.
Social Behaviour: They live in burrows that they dig themselves. Once a millipede hatches there is no parental involvement
Males and females: Male millipedes have gonopods
Number of young: They lay between 100 - 1000 eggs
Although the name millipede means “thousand-feet,” the giant African millipede only has about 300 to 400 legs
