description=This millipede (opisthospermorpha species), is characterized by a cylindrical body composed of more than 100 segments, each having two pairs of legs. Millipedes feed on decaying plant material which, when fragmented by them, is more easily broken down by micro-organisms. This image shows the millipede coiled in self-defense, when uncoiled it would measure 12 inches in length. Photographed in Madagascar.ìÄ
