Many-Legged Friends
I found this one on the wall of my garage. There are about 8,000 species of centipede around the world with more to be discovered. The main difference between millipedes and centipedes is that centipedes have fangs (visible in this image) that they use to dispatch small prey. With the exception of some tropical species, centipedes are harmless to humans -- in fact, they make good house guests since they will get rid of other small insects. By the way, millipedes do not have fangs and are scavengers.
Possibly my favorite creature in this entire gallery! Velvet worms (Onychophora) are somewhat difficult to find, stunningly beautiful and only live in a few areas of the world. They don't qualify as millipedes or centipedes and are thinly studied. Fires in Australia may have wiped out huge numbers and they are threatened by habitat loss elsewhere. They have a lifestyle worth googling. Elsewhere on this site, I've posted a species from Costa Rica.
Platydesmida suspected, Sarawak
Difficult to get any idea of what this is. Could be Pseudodesmus, could be Platydesmida. Could be something else. But I like the softness of the textures. One day, when I'm too creaky to crawl about in the rainforest photographing these critters, I'll try and ID him.
Large house centipede,Malaysia
I'm not sure how I managed to get this shot since these guys are extremely fast and avoid light. Typically, I see one, and by the time I've moved close enough to start thinking about a photograph it has fled. But they do seem to rest on leaves sometimes so perhaps this one was napping.