English: Yasdemodoki (Gibaraki) - Yasdemodoki

Japanese: ヤスデモドキ(擬馬陸) - ヤスデモドキ

A general term for tiny myriapods belonging to the Paulopoda class of arthropoda (class Polypodidae). They are also called oligopods. They are 0.5-2mm long, have 9 pairs of walking legs, and have branched antennae. They live in the soil or under fallen leaves, but because they are few in number and tiny, few people have seen them. Their feeding habits are not well understood. There are about 650 species known worldwide, with 29 in Japan. The white, weak Niwayasdemodoki is found in Honshu and Kyushu, while the brown, hard, pillbug-like Obiyasdemodoki is found in Shikoku, Kyushu, the Ryukyu Islands, and other areas.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

節足動物少脚綱(エダヒゲムシ綱)Pauropodaに属する微小な多足類の総称。少脚類ともいう。体長0.5～2mm，歩脚は9対，触角の先が枝分れしている。土の中や落葉の下にすむが，数が少なく微小であるため，その姿を見た人は少ない。食性はよくわかっていない。世界で約650種，日本には29種が知られ，白色軟弱なニワヤスデモドキは本州，九州に分布し，褐色で堅くダンゴムシのような形のオビヤスデモドキは四国，九州，琉球諸島などに分布する。

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