Polydesmus angustus, also known as the flat-backed millipede, is a millipede in the genus Polydesmus native to Western Europe.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common Flat-backed Millipede being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Scytonotus granulatus
- Polydesmus complanatus
- Harpogonopus confluentus
- Brachydesmus superus
- Pseudopolydesmus serratus
- Polydesmus coriaceus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Diplopoda
- Order
- Polydesmida
- Family
- Polydesmidae
- Genus
- Polydesmus
- Species
- Polydesmus angustus
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