How Many Legs Does a Millipede Have?

How many legs do millipedes have? Millipedes (Subphylum Myriapoda

; Class Diplopoda) have two pairs of legs on most body segments. The millipede Illacme plenipes (found in California) has the most legs of any animal on Earth (750 legs). However, most millipede species have about 300 legs.

Can millipedes have 1000 legs?

Though no known millipede species has 1,000 legs, common species of this burrowing arthropod have between 40 and 400 legs – more than enough to move the millipede forwards with impressive heft.

What insect has 1000 legs?

Millipede. We begin with the leggiest bug on the list — the millipede. Often referred to as “thousand-leggers,” millipedes generally have anywhere from 30-90+ pairs of legs.