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The millipedes and centipedes are worm-like creatures with cylindrical bodies and several pairs of legs: These diplopodas have heads and segmented bodies with each section having two pairs of legs, except for the first and last areas.
A millipede diplopoda.
A centipede diplopoda.
As diplopodas, millipedes and centipedes have many features in common: a body composed of a small head with antennae and jaws, and a long trunk consisting of many essentially similar segments.
The millipedes are slow moving vegetarians, while the centipedes by contrast, move swiftly with a sharp pair of jaws connected to poison glands and each segment has one pair of legs.
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