They also move more rapidly than millipedes. White, creamy yellow, or brown, millipede eggs are smooth, spherical, and about 0.4 mm in diameter. They adhere in clusters due to the presence of a sticky secretion. Centipede eggs are similar. Smaller than adults, newly hatched millipede larvae have only three pairs of legs.
Additional legs appear after each molt.
Biology Millipedes and centipedes are found almost everywhere. Millipedes tend to live in dark, damp places, whereas centipedes usually inhabit places where they can forage for insects. Most of the pests encountered are millipedes, particularly the greenhouse millipede. Moist, decaying organic matter is the primary food of millipedes. Centipedes, on the other hand, prey on insects and spiders.