Soil Macrofauna - Milipedes, Centipedes

Millipedes aid in cycling nutrients through feeding and excretion activities back into the soil, they fragment, consume and transform litter to accelerate its decomposition increasing the content of available phosphorus in soil. In the other hand, centipedes are predators and feed on other soil organisms as well as pests and returning nutrients into the soil. They also make tunnels which helps in soil aeration.