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Diplopodology (MILLIPEDES & CENTIPEDES) with Dr. Derek Hennen

Ologies with Alie Ward

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Do Millipedes Have Toe Nails?

The twisted claw millopeds are called that because the males im en some of their anterior legs. They have these really with their twisted and kind of spatulate claws. We don't know what exactly they use them for. Maybe it's to hold on to the females during nating. Only the males have those twisted claws. If you let em walk on your hand, like if you see when those giant american millipedes put it on your hand as it's walking along int almost feels like little vell crow kind of moving along. And that's the little claws going into your skin. It's fun. Canno tickles.

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