Millipede

Japanese: フサヤスデ

A general term for arthropods belonging to the Polyxenidae family of the Diplopoda class (class of millipedes). It is so named because it has a unique tuft of hairs at the end of its tail. It is a tiny millipede with a body length of 3 to 4 mm. The surface of its body is soft because it does not contain calcareous matter. It has several simple eyes on its head. It has 11 to 13 segments in its body, and 13 to 17 pairs of walking legs. The dorsal and lateral plates of each body segment are covered with clusters of branched setae with scales, and overall it closely resembles the larvae of the insect dermestidae. It gathers and hardens the setae from its surface under stones or bark, and lays about 20 eggs in the nest in several rows.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

倍脚綱(ヤスデ綱)フサヤスデ科Polyxenidaeに属する節足動物の総称。尾端に特有の毛束を有しているのでこの名がある。微小なヤスデで体長3～4mm。体表は石灰質を含まないので軟らかい。頭には数個の単眼がある。胴は11～13節で，歩肢は13～17対。各胴節背板と側板に鱗片をもった有枝剛毛が群生し，全体は昆虫のカツオブシムシの幼虫に酷似している。石下や樹皮下に体表の剛毛を集めて固め，その巣の中に20個ぐらいの卵を数列に産む。

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