''Polyxenus lagurus'', known as the bristly millipede is a species of

millipede Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a re ...

found in many areas of Europe and North America.p. 13 It is covered with detachable bristles that have the ability to entangle ants and spiders that attack the animal.

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Polyxenida Millipedes of Europe Millipedes of North America Animals described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Myriapoda-stub