Millipede vs Prawns - What's the difference?
millipede | prawns |
Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments.
* 1993 , Rod Preston-Mafham, The Encyclopedia of Land Invertebrate Behaviour ,
* 2005 , Thomas Eisner, For Love of Insects ,
* 2006', Boris A. Byzov, ''4: Intestinal Microbiota of '''Millipedes'' , Helmut König, Ajit Varma (editors), ''Intestinal Microorganisms of Termites and Other Invertebrates ,
As nouns the difference between millipede and prawns
is that millipede is any of many elongated arthropods, of the class diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments while prawns is .As a verb prawns is
(prawn).millipede
English
(wikipedia millipede)Noun
(en noun)page 14,
- With one or two exceptions, male millipedes make direct contact with the female and transfer sperm via a pair of modified front legs (gonopods) which have been charged with semen from the genitalia situated towards the rear of the body.
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- When alive, millipedes maintain tension in these[intersegmental] muscles and are therefore difficult to straighten out when coiled.
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- Soil millipedes (Diplopoda) possess a specific gut microbiota that differs from microbial communities in soil and leaf litter.