Species Cards

Millipede

Group:

Animal, Invertebrate (minibeast)

Millipede. Erica Bower

© Erica Bower

Millipede

Food chain :

Herbivore

What it eats :

Decaying plants

Eaten by:

Hedgehog

Habitat:

Woodland; Dead WoodWoodland; Dead Wood

Description:

Long and thin with two pairs of legs per body segment. The body segments are usually rounded, not flattened like most centipedes. Millipedes tend to move slowly. They are herbivores, so don't have to chase prey.


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