– Christine Gelley, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Noble County OSU Extension
A typical cylindrical millipede that invades homes.
The month of July often triggers a millipede migration in our part of Ohio. These small arthropods are of the order Diplopoda and are not worms, as they are commonly described by fearful homeowners that find them inside crawling on floors and walls.
The legs are the first distinguishing characteristic. Worms (and maggots) do not have legs. The second guess is often that they are a centipede, but they have shorter antenna, legs, and more segments of legs than centipedes. It really is good that the creature they find is a millipede, because they are Continue reading
