White-legged Snake Millipede

Tachypodoiulus niger · Order: Julida · Family: Julidae

Also called: black millipede, black snake millipede, white-legged black millipede, white-legged millipede

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The white-legged snake millipede has a shiny black, roughly cylindrical body with about 100 pairs of white legs across 41 to 56 segments.

Size

Adults have 41 to 56 body segments and about 100 pairs of legs.

It is found in leaf litter, under bark and in moss.

Its range includes Ireland, Britain, Spain, France, the Benelux countries, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic.

It looks very similar to Cylindroiulus londinensis and can only be reliably separated by examining the shape of the telson.

When are white-legged snake millipedes active?

They are most active from shortly after sunset until just before sunrise, and in summer they may also be active in the afternoon.

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