Description Glomerida
male glomeris punica tunisia. enlarged rear legs telopods
glomeridans small, oval-shaped millipedes reaching 20 mm (0.79 in) long. sphaerotheriida (so-called giant pill-millipedes), capable of enrolling ball ( volvation ), trait shared unrelated pillbugs (oniscidean crustaceans). possess 12 body segments, although second , third dorsal plates (tergites) may fused, , 11th tergite may small or partially hidden appear 11 segments. last tergite enlarged , shield like. head relatively large , round, possessing long, slender antennae, , horseshoe-shaped tömösváry organs. eyes may present or absent. collum (first segment behind head) small while second tergite enlarged. defensive glands (ozopores) situated dorsally, in contrast lateral ozopores of other millipedes. males , females differ in number of leg pairs: males have 17 while females have 19. additionally, in mature males last leg pair modified clasping appendages known telopods.
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