Superorder
Merocheta
Scytonotus simplex. Photo: (c) calloohcallay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Polydesmida (from the Greek poly “many” and desmos “bond”) is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN).
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