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Asian giant millipede or Thyropygus spirobolinae sp - There are more than 10,000 species of millipedes. Despite its name the largest amount of legs recorded on any millipede is 375 pairs of legs. Some tropical millipedes are brightly colored though most millipedes are dull in appearance usually with either red or blue bands. Its body is long and cylindrical with a smooth slimy surface. The Asian giant millipede has the same width more or less throughout the length of its body. It is a long cylindrical rammer or bulldozer. Millipedes can be found around the world in caves, mountains anddeserts though almost all members of Spirobolida live in the tropics as Asian giant millipedes prefer a hot and humid environment. Their many legs give them traction, and which allows them to bulldoze through soil.

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Asian giant millipede or Thyropygus spirobolinae sp - There are more than 10,000 species of millipedes. Despite its name the largest amount of legs recorded on any millipede is 375 pairs of legs. Some tropical millipedes are brightly colored though most millipedes are dull in appearance usually with either red or blue bands. Its body is long and cylindrical with a smooth slimy surface. The Asian giant millipede has the same width more or less throughout the length of its body. It is a long cylindrical rammer or bulldozer. Millipedes can be found around the world in caves, mountains anddeserts though almost all members of Spirobolida live in the tropics as Asian giant millipedes prefer a hot and humid environment. Their many legs give them traction, and which allows them to bulldoze through soil.