| Slender-bodied, wormlike invertebrate animal with distinct segments along the body, two leglike structures on each segment
In Alaska's coastal forests: under rocks or logs and in rotten leaves, wood or soil
Varies by species; decaying plants and fungi or centipedes, worms, or insects
Thrushes, sparrows, wrens, ground beetles
Some kinds have poison glands that secrete hydrogen and cyanide. Millipedes will coil up when disturbed.
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