1. Julus is also tropical, found in dark and damp places in meadows and gardens under stones and bark is dead trees. The animal is rolled up under stones. It is herbivorous. Is also burrows into the soil to feed on the roots of the living plants to which it causes great damage.
2. It has cosmopolitan distribution found in India, U.S.A and Europe.
3. Commonly called as wire worm.
4. Body of the animal is differentiated into head, thorax and abdomen.
5. Head is covered by cephalic shields bent downwards. Head appendages are 7 jointed delicate antennae, groups of ocelic, mandibles, obscured by gnathochilarium. Antennae on the sides of the head.
6. Thorax has four segments and each of the last three segments is provided with one pair of walking legs.
7. Abdominal segments are double, each having one tergum, two small sterna, two pairs of walking legs and two pairs of obscure spiracles.
8. Sides of most terga have dark openings of odoriferous glands, secreting noxious substance.
9. Animal moves very slowly in spite of its many legs. The color may be yellowish brown.
10. There is no tracheal system.
Source:
1. Practical Zoology Invertebrates by S.S.Lal. 2. A Manual of Practical Zoology Chordates by Dr. P.S. Verma.
