You find a multi-legged animal in your backyard and want to determine if it is a centipede or a millipede. You consult a myriapodologist who quickly tells you that you have found a millipede. Which of the following may have allowed her to make this distinction? Two pairs of legs per body segment The total number of legs Segmentation A single pair of antennae

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Evangeline Daniel

25 August, 15:35

You find a multi-legged animal in your backyard and want to determine if it is a centipede or a millipede. You consult a myriapodologist who quickly tells you that you have found a millipede. Which of the following may have allowed her to make this distinction? Two pairs of legs per body segment The total number of legs Segmentation A single pair of antennae

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Virginia Gilbert · Answer 1

Two pairs of legs per body segment

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The main difference between centipede and millipede is the number of legs per segment. Centipede has one pair of leg i. e. two legs per segment while millipede has two pair of legs i. e. four legs per segment. Millipede belongs to kingdom animalia, phylum Arthropoda and class diplopoda. They mostly reproduce through sexual reproduction while asexual reproduction also occurs.