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Myriapods

Centipedes make up the class Chilopoda, and are grouped with millipedes and two minor groups (Symphyla and Pauropoda) in the subphylum Myriapoda. Myriapod means many pairs of legs.

Millipedes

Millipedes are myriapods with two pairs of legs per body segment.

Centipedes

Centipedes are myriapods with one pair of legs per body segment.

Myriapods in the Australian Museum Collections

The Australian Museum Arachnology collection includes myriapods (centipedes and millipedes and their relatives).

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Centipede and millipede photos

Centipede and millipede photos

Centipede and millipede photos

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