What are thousand leggers?

Question

just wondering

Answer 1

Millipedes, or "thousand-leggers," are not insects. They are arthropods that have two pairs of legs per segment.

These  brownish, elongated, cylindrical to slightly flattened creatures, don't really have a thousand legs; even the largest ones have somewhat less than a hundred. When they walk, their legs move in an undulating wavelike manner. Adult millipedes vary from 1/2 to 6 1/2 inches in length. When prodded or at rest, most millipedes curl up.

Millipedes are detritivores and slow moving. Sometimes, they can be minor garden pests, eating seedlings.

Answer 2

Creepy big bugs with what looks like, a thousand legs...and they love moisture.