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title: "I found this crawling in one of my pots. Can anyone identify?"
description: "I found this crawling in one of my pots. Can anyone identify?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Cindy Asby"
published: "2023-06-09T14:36:42.568Z"
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# I found this crawling in one of my pots. Can anyone identify?

_Posted by Cindy Asby on 2023-06-09_

I found this crawling in one of my pots. Can anyone identify?

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## 8 comments

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-06-09

Looks like a millipede to me. They mainly eat decaying material so should not pose any threat to your plants.

I view them as a sign of healthy soil.

#### Bamathor replied on 2023-06-09

I agree.

### Dizzyjuice commented on 2023-06-09

It’s a bug 👍

#### MeasomerPi replied on 2023-06-09

It’s solved! Yay!!!

#### Cindy Asby replied on 2023-06-09

😂

### ollie commented on 2023-06-09

It’s a millipede! Usually a sign of healthy soil. You can just plop it back in or you can put it in some dirt outside if you really want to.

### Danika commented on 2023-06-09

Thats so funny! I just found a similar one (although slightly different breed of millipede) yesterday in one of my planted pots, and had to look it up. At first my research did say they ate decaying matter in soil, so I thought should be fine, kinda like having earth worms in your soil is super healthy… but then I read this:

“While these multi-legged insects are usually beneficial, they can cause problems for houseplants—especially when limited to a small area. Millipedes aid decomposition by eating organic matter like fallen leaves, but indoors, they might be forced to munch on living plant material.”

Yikes! So maybe could start eating the roots of my plant eventually?! I removed it from my pot just to be safe. 🤷🏻‍♀️

#### MeasomerPi replied on 2023-06-09

Ooooooo, good to know.

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