Millipedes (Diplopoda)

Millipedes average two pairs of legs per body segment, generally feed on detritus, and do not bite humans. Generally found in leaf litter, millipedes tend to avoid light and may discharge a foul odor to discourage predators.

Diploda > Polydesmida > Xystodesmidae

Cyanide Millipede (Apheloria tigana) probably Yellow-and-black Flat Millipede (Apheloria tigana)
Alamance Co., NC
9 July 2006

probably Red-sided Flat Millipede (Sigmoria aberrans) probably Red-sided Flat Millipede (Sigmoria aberrans)
Clay Co., NC
14 May 2005
Sandhills Millipede (Pleuroloma pinicola)
Sandhills Gamelands, Scotland Co., NC
11 March 2010

According to Jeff Beane at the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, this uncommon millipede is a Longleaf Pine associate and is probably endemic to the Carolinas.

Sandhills Millipede (Pleuroloma pinicola)
Sandhills Gamelands, Scotland Co., NC
11 March 2010

Diploda > Spirobolida > Spirobolidae

American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus) American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus)
Clay Co., NC
21 May 2005
American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus) American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus)
Clay Co., NC
21 May 2005

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