Centipedes and millipedes
These real creepy-crawlies don't have as many legs as you might think. Centipedes and millipedes are many-legged recycling machines, munching their way along the woodland floor. Tell them apart by their legs: centipedes have one set of legs per body segment while millipedes have two pairs for each segment.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Common centipede
Scuttling hunter with a venomous kick. The common centipede uses its many legs to hunt other invertebrates on the woodland floor.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Flat-backed millipede
Many-legged leaf eaters that live a secretive life hidden among the forest floor.
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Crickets and grasshoppers
Whether they're chirruping in the tree tops or jumping around on the forest floor, explore the crickets and grasshoppers you'll find in the UK's woods.
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Bees, wasps and ants
Bees, wasps and ants all form part of the insect order Hymenoptera, a large and diverse group made up of 'membrane-winged' insects. Find out more.
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Crustaceans
Woodlice are land-based crustaceans and industrious nutrient recyclers and look under any rock or stump and they'll be there! Find out more.