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Black Portuguese millipede (Ommatoiulus moreleti) crawling on a wall : (pix SShukla) Royalty Free Stock Photo

Black Portuguese millipede (Ommatoiulus moreleti) crawling on a wall : (pix SShukla)

Portuguese millipede (Ommatoiulus moreleti), also known as Black Portuguese millipede, is an herbivorous millipede native to the western Iberian Peninsula. It has smooth, cylindrical body made up of segments when fully developed. Adults are dark grey to black in colour and have two pairs of legs on most body segments.