State four structural differences between millipedes and centipedes.

K.C.S.E Biology Q & A - MODEL 2015PP1QN16

State four structural differences between millipedes and centipedes.

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Millipedes                                                                  Centipedes
Cylindrical body                                                       Dorso - ventrally flattened
Head has two clumps of many simple eyes      Head has a pair of simple eyes
Each segment has two pairs of walking              Each segment has a pair of waking legs
legs (except the first thoracic segment)
Head has a pair of short antennae;                      Head has a pair of long antennae.
No poison claws                                                       Has poison claws
Three body parts - head short, throrax,             Two body parts - head and trunk
and trunk
Has anterior genital aperture                                Has aposterior genital aperture
Has 9 - 100 segments                                               Has 15 - 21 segments