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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?

_Cindy Asby님이 2023-06-09에 게시함_

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

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jz8GgIcqfV8d1VINjYxyBpfQx49m-rZXoLa8q6pZI90/56c9ab1327254f3396c7f7d67eff7f2d.webp?size=large)

## 8개의 댓글

### MeasomerPi님이 2023-06-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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.

#### Bamathor님이 2023-06-09에 답변했습니다.

I agree.

### Dizzyjuice님이 2023-06-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It’s a bug 👍

#### MeasomerPi님이 2023-06-09에 답변했습니다.

It’s solved! Yay!!!

#### Cindy Asby님이 2023-06-09에 답변했습니다.

😂

### ollie님이 2023-06-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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.

### Danika님이 2023-06-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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. 🤷🏻‍♀️

#### MeasomerPi님이 2023-06-09에 답변했습니다.

Ooooooo, good to know.

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