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identifies some common urban millipedes found in Singapore, and presents some preliminary hypotheses on how their populations could be controlled. What are millipedes?
The millipede fauna of Singapore comprises 33 species, including the order Polyxenida (one species), Glomeridesmida (one species), Sphaerotheriida (three species), Spirobolida (five species), Spirostreptida (three species), Siphonophorida (one species), and Polydesmida (19 species).
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Millipedes have two pairs of legs per (diplo)segment, while centipedes have one pair per segment. There are 33 species in Singapore 2, 11 of which are found in urban landscape 3 . The most commonly recognizable type is this red millipede - Trigoniulus corallinus.
Jun 12, 2013 · The Rusty Millipede (Trigoniulus corallinus) is one of the commonest native millipedes that can be encountered in both urban and rural areas in Singapore. It has a reddish, cylindrical body, and often rolls up into a coil when disturbed.
Anoplodesmus saussurii comes from India/Ceylon and is now one of the most abundant millipedes in Singapore. It breeds in compost put around roadside trees, that has not been allowed to heat up enough during composting to kill the eggs, and is spread by that means.
