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Volume 45, Number 3,
March 1999:
Centipedes and Millipedes with Emphasis on North America Fauna

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ABOUT THIS ISSUE
- about KSN
- about the author

IN THIS ISSUE
- introduction
- how are they different?
- classification of centipedes
- classification of millipedes, section 1
- classification of millipedes, section 2
- classification of millipedes, section 3
- the most frequently asked question
- mouthparts
- breathing
- eggs and young
- behavior
- defense
- effects on humans
- further reading
- references
- back cover

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Centipedes and Millipedes with Emphasis on North America Fauna
by Rowland M. Shelley



Figure 7. Polyxenus sp., a common millipede
Figure 7. Polyxenus sp., a common millipede throughout North America. Photo by D.L. Tiemann.



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