Summary ²

Spirobolida is an order of "round-backed" millipedes containing approximately 500 species in 12 families. Its members are distinguished by the presence of a "pronounced suture that runs "vertically down the front of the head". Most of the species live in the tropics, and many are brightly coloured.

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1. (c) Mark Stevens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/46679531@N02/4557605456
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirobolida

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