Some of the larger millipedes in the orders Spirobolida, Spirostreptida, and Sphaerotheriida are popular as pets. Some species commonly sold or kept include species of Archispirostreptus, Aphistogoniulus, Narceus, and Orthoporus. thumb|Flat millipede found in the Mount Cameroon Forest Millipedes appear in folklore and traditional medicine around the world. Some cultures associate millipede activity with coming rains. In Zambia, smashed millipede pulp is used to treat wounds, and the Bafia people of Cameroon use millipede juice to treat earache. In certain Himalayan Bhotiya tribes, dry millipede smoke is used to treat haemorrhoids. Native people in Malaysia use millipede secretions in poison-tipped arrows. The secretions of Spirobolus bungii have been observed to inhibit division of human cancer cells. The only recorded usage of millipedes as food by humans comes from the Bobo people of Burkina Faso in West Africa, who consume boiled, dried millipedes belonging to the families Gomphodesmidae and Spirostreptidae to which they add tomato sauce.
Some of the larger millipedes in the orders Spirobolida Spirostreptida and Sphaerotheriida are popular as pets Some species commonly sold or kept include species of Archispirostreptus Aphistogoniulus Narceus and Orthoporus thumb|Flat millipede found in the Mount Cameroon Forest Millipedes appear in folklore and traditional medicine around the world Some cultures associate millipede activity with coming rains In Zambia smashed millipede pulp is used to treat wounds and the Bafia people of Cameroon use millipede juice to treat earache In certain Himalayan Bhotiya tribes dry millipede smoke is used to treat haemorrhoids Native people in Malaysia use millipede secretions in poison-tipped arrows The secretions of Spirobolus bungii have been observed to inhibit division of human cancer cells The only recorded usage of millipedes as food by humans comes from the Bobo people of Burkina Faso in West Africa who consume boiled dried millipedes belonging to the families Gomphodesmidae and Spirostreptidae to which they add tomato sauce