సహస్రపాదులు: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు

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'''Millipedes''' (Class '''Diplopoda''', previously also known as Chilognatha) are [[arthropod]]s that have two pairs of [[arthropod leg|legs]] per segment (except for the first segment behind the head which does not have any [[appendage]]s at all, and the next few which only have one pair of legs). Each segment that has two pairs of legs is a result of two single segments fused together as one. Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical bodies, although some are flattened dorso-ventrally, while [[pill millipede]]s are shorter and can roll into a ball, like a [[Armadillidiidae|pillbug]]. Millipedes are [[detritivore]]s and slow moving. Most millipedes eat decaying [[leaf|leaves]] and other dead [[plant]] matter, moisturising the food with secretions and then scraping it in with the jaws. However they can also be a minor garden pest, especially in [[greenhouse]]s where they can cause severe damage to emergent seedlings. Signs of millipede damage include the stripping of the outer layers of a young plant stem and irregular damage to leaves and plant apices.