![]() One Apheloria, actually produces enough cyanide to kill 18 pigeons, so it has to be a pretty big animal.” “I assume this because one, they have to be a visual predator because it's a bright color that's out during the day, and two, they have to be large enough to survive a cyanide dose and not die. “We assume it’s big birds, we don't actually know who feeds on them,” Means admits. Millipedes are also detritivores, meaning they eat dead leaves, whereas most centipedes are carnivorous and feed on other insects. Not only do millipedes have more legs, they can fit more legs into a smaller body. Millipedes have four legs per body segment, whereas centipedes only have two. First, they have four sensory cones at the top of each antennae second, they have aflagellate sperm and lastly what sets them apart from the centipede, disproving the fifth-grader preconception that they are the same insect, is that they have a different number of legs. ![]() What is known are the three characteristics that set millipedes apart from other arthropods like the centipede. By working in the lab and studying millipedes, Means has become an expert about an arthropod that very few know anything about. Marek’s main focuses is discovering and describing new species of millipede. Means works in the lab of Paul Marek, an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “Our lab is the only one in North America that's dedicated to millipedes.” student studying entomology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “The thing about millipedes is that nobody has really worked on them at all,” said Jackson Means, a Ph.D. ![]() If you thought like a fifth grader, you’re not alone. If you ask a fifth grader what they know about millipedes, you’ll likely get an answer that sounds something like, “millipedes are the same as centipedes” (they’re not), or, “millipedes have a million legs.” In reality, the leggiest millipede-or any animal, for that matter-only has 750. ![]()
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