6.5K views · 35 reactions | Never mind their similarly segmented bodies, millipedes pose no real threat to humans, unlike their centipede cousins. The only thing that needs to be afraid of the gentle American Millipede is decaying plant matter lying on the forest floor! #biology #animals #wildlife #insects #millipede #forest #dyk #til #didyouknow #todayilearned | Tennessee Aquarium | Facebook

Do you struggle to tell the difference between a millipede and a centipede? Perhaps the aesthetic difference might become more memorable if you were confronted by a swarm like this one... | National Geographic UK