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Striped millipede

Ommatoiulus sabulosus
(Julidae)

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A sturdy black-brown millipede with a double orange-brown length line on its back. 

The body keeps growing by adding segments, and adults have 35-55 parts. It prefers dry, warm soil like sand or dunes and lives off dead plants.

⇔ l. 20-45 mm

All year around active and often seen in daytime. Millipedes have two pairs of legs at each segment except the head and end.

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