Bumblebee millipede
The bumblebee millipede is dark brown with bright yellow rings, just like a bumblebee. It has lots of little red legs and red feelers. It lives in the fallen leaves on the ground.
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Fun facts
Some birds and monkeys squash these millipedes and rub the juice on their feathers or fur, maybe to keep bugs away.
In Florida it can appear in big numbers, but it does not hurt plants or people.
Its bright colours make it easy to spot among the brown leaves.
Most asked questions about Bumblebee millipede
?Is the bumblebee millipede poisonous?
It is not dangerous, but its liquid can smell and irritate, so wash your hands after touching it.
?How big is a bumblebee millipede?
About 2.5 to 3 centimetres long.
?What does a bumblebee millipede eat?
Mostly old, rotting leaves.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Anadenobolus monilicornis
- Group
- Centipedes and millipedes
- Family
- Rhinocricidae
- Classification
- Diplopoda > Spirobolida > Rhinocricidae
- Lives on
- North America, South America
- Also known as
- Yellow-banded millipede
Where the facts come from
- Anadenobolus monilicornis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Totodu74. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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