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Have you ever seen a millipede in your backyard?
By: Sheila
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The giant African millipede lives in damp dark caves that are not too cold. It also lives under rotten wood and of course in Africa.
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The millipede eats a lot of things like rotting plants, lettuce, salads, crickets, and fresh fruits.
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This weird bug has lots of legs and a long black body. When it is a baby it has yellow stripes. When it gets a little older it gets red stripes. When it is an adult it is all black.
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This bug can be a good pet and does not bite. The millipede lives 2 - 6 years. Millipedes can grow to be 20 - 28 centimeters. They do not have eyes and can curl into a ball. There are 10,000 species and lay up to 1,000 eggs at a time.