| Abacion magnum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Callipodida |
| Family: | Abacionidae |
| Genus: | Abacion |
| Species: | A. magnum |
| Binomial name | |
| Abacion magnum (Loomis, 1943) | |
Abacion magnum is a species of crested millipede in the family Abacionidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1] [5] In captivity Abacion magnum is known to feed on dead insects as well as dead members of its own species. [6] It produces defensive secretions, shown by infrared spectrophotometry and vapor phase chromatography to contain p-Cresol. [7]