Pill millipede  (Glomeris marginata)

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Range

Although widespread and common in Britain, this millipede has not been recorded further north than Edinburgh (1).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

Seems to prefer calcareous soils, and can be found amongst leaf litter in woodlands (4), fields and hedgerows (2).

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