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i read a post that was talking about milipedes and centipedes and found a lot of these in the bag when i bought crickets from a pet store. info apreciated.

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1.2 leopard geckos1.0 jungle carpet python
1.1 columbian BCI

This one doesn't look like the ones in Patty's or my tank, though they do look to have two sets of legs per segment. So, Millipede or maybe neither? Ew! Doesn't look like the ones posted on that Orchid forum with the recipe for CO2 treatment of the Centipedes and other unlikeables. Someone on the insect forum might know.

Maggie

This looks more like the larval form of a beetle of some sort. The millipedes are the same size along the entire length, not tapered. The larval beetles will have 6 rather more distinct true legs on either side of the body near the head, while the rest are rather feathery tufts, but take Maggie's advice and go to the insect experts. They will probably know what gets into crickets and what it is most likely to be. Try to get a picture of the underside for them if you can.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
5 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
7 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
6 P. terribilis mint and organe
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus
2 D. azureus
4 P vittatus
2 P. lugubris

sorry but i cant take more pics. i cleaned out my entire setup because i didnt want to take the chance that they were harmful. the other message i got on this subject i believe correctly identified the species. all that i know for sure on my own is that they spread like MAD
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1.2 leopard geckos1.0 jungle carpet python
1.1 columbian BCI

It is neither a millipede or a centipede. It is the larval form of a dermestid beetle. It is not harmful to your crickets. The frogs will probably not eat them or the beetles. Just pick them out when you see them if they bother you and throw them into a small container of alcohol to kill them easily and safely.

I get those in my crickets from Sunshine Mealworms. I pick them out and feed them to my Beardie. I think they turn into a beetle
Shawn

Centipedes have flat bodies and 1 pair of legs per body segment that extend laterally from the side of the body while millipedes have tubular bodies (like a hot dog) and 2 pair of vertical legs extending from each segment. The animal in the photograph is a chilopoda (centipede)- and a dangerous one at that. Don't play with them.

It is neither a millipede nor a centipede. It is a beetle larvae, as discussed above.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
5 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
7 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
6 P. terribilis mint and organe
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus
2 D. azureus
4 P vittatus
2 P. lugubris