Description. Millipedes are often called 1,000-legged worms or rain worms. They are wormlike, with rounded body segments that each bear two pairs of legs.

Is a millipede an insect?

Although they resemble insects, centipedes and millipedes both are classified as arthropods. ... Insects have three pair of legs but centipedes have one pair of legs on each body segment. Millipedes have two pair of legs per body segment.

Are earthworms and millipedes?

Millipedes are not worms and often are referred to as “thousand legs.” Like earthworms millipedes are beneficial to helping with decomposition of plant materials such as grass clippings. But also like earthworms, millipedes can be a nuisance when they move out of their burrows and into the home.