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Milliped [Cylindroiulus britannicus]. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

Milliped Cylindroiulus britannicus. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

Pūtoi
Order: Diplopoda

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Te Rahi

100 mm te roa o ētahi.

Size range

Up to 100 mm long

Te Tītaringa

E 600 ngā momo māori. Otirā, he rāwaho ngā mea kitea ai i te māra.

Distribution

600 native species. Those found in gardens are introduced

Te Huringa Ora

Kitea nuitia ai i raro i ngā poro rākau, i te hiako rākau, i ngā otaota rau maroke, tae atu ki te tou o ngā ipu pupuri putiputi, pupuri mauwha.
Kāore e pai ki a ia ngā wāhi tino maroke.
Kai ai i ngā tipu kua pōpopo haere. Tērā pea ka kai i ngā wana, ki te maroke rawa te oneone.
Tērā ka kitea ngā waemano manotini e noho tōpū ana.

Life history

Common under logs, bark and leaf litter. Under pot plants
Cannot tolerate dry conditions
Eat decaying plant material May eat young seedlings, if soil moisture is low
Often occur in large numbers

Milliped [Cylindroiulus britannicus]. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY Image — Milliped Cylindroiulus britannicus. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

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