Bristly Millipede Facts: the FUZZY Millipede 🐛 Animal Fact Files

The bristly millipede is also known as the fuzzy millipede and the pincushion millipede. It gets all its common names from its hairy appearance! Learn more bristly millipede facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Order - Polyxenida
Range: worldwide
Habitat: under bark, leaf litter, plant roots, under rocks and logs, caves, etc.
Size: typically under 5 mm long
Diet: algae, lichens, soil yeasts
Threats: ants and other predatory invertebrates
Lifespan: unknown

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Bristly Millipede FUZZY MILLIPEDE 0:00
Bristly Millipede SIZE 0:39
Bristly Millipede DEFENSE 1:19
Bristly Millipede HABITAT 1:54
Bristly Millipede LIFE CYCLE 2:25
Bristly Millipede BEHAVIOR 3:10
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Image and Video Credits:
Neville Park -    • Bristly millipede (Polyxenida), part 3   ;    • Bristly millipede (Polyxenida), part 1   ;    • Bristly millipede (Polyxenida), part 2  
Paul Borodin - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/43... ; https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/44...
Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/15...
ponpon42 - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/12...
Marcus Krieger - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/11...

Research Credits:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
THE BRISTLE MILLIPEDES (DIPLOPODA, PENICILLATA, POLYXENIDA) OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULA, BALEARIC AND CANARY ISLANDS WITH NEW RECORDS AND DATA ON THEIR DISTRIBUTION - Author: Ernesto Recuero
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
https://bugguide.net/node/view/19104
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...
https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3...
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https:...

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