Eco- biology of the millipede, Anoplodesmus tanjoricus
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Diplopoda, Millipede, Anoplodesmus tanjoricus, Ecology, BiologyAbstract
The present study was undertaken to study the ecology and biology of Millipede Anoplodesmus tanjoricus. Under laboratory conditions this millipede species was found feeding on cucumber slices and banana testa. They construct tunnels in soil which they use for egg laying. The female lays a clutch of 150 to 250 eggs in each tunnel. Incubation period is found to be of 10 to 11 days. After hatching the larvae undergo 7 moults and then transform into a miniature adult in about 55 to 56 days.
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