Laboratory tests show that secretions from the bodies of these millipedes are rich in two chemicals that are potent mosquito repellents, and mosquitoes carry parasites that debilitate capuchins.

实验室测试表明，这些千足虫体内的分泌物富含两种化学物质，这两种物质是有效的驱蚊剂，而蚊子携带的寄生虫会削弱卷尾猴的能力。