Millipede

Adults are 11 cm long and are cylindrical and worm-like. They are blackish or brownish with either red, orange, or mottled patterns. Each body segments usually will bear 2 pairs of legs. They have between 30-90+ pairs of legs. 

The females lay between 20-300 eggs in soil cavities or among decaying organic matter during the summer. Eggs will hatch after several weeks. Adults will live for several years. 

Millipedes require high moisture to live. They are often found under rubbish, piles of grass clippings, mulch, etc. Millipedes are nocturnal. Millipedes are primarily scavengers and feed on decaying organic matter.