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  • Millipedes that smell of almond can secrete a toxin similar to cyanide when threatened
  • Millipedes can have up to 700 legs
  • The milipede Polyxenus Fasciculatus, when attacked, will brush off tiny hook-like bristles in defence. There tiny hooks then snag on the assailant and start to entangle as the assailant tries to brush them off. Eventually, their feet and face would get tied up, and they are left to die.

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