Summary ³

Polydesmida is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN).

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3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydesmida

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• iNat taxon page
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