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Thursday, December 16, 2021

The first true millipede: new species with more than 1,000 legs discovered in Western Australia

Researchers named the subterranean animal Eumillipes persephone after the Greek goddess of the underworld * GET OUR FREE NEWS APP; GET OUR MORNING EMAIL BRIEFING The first ever millipede with more than 1,000 legs been discovered in Western Australia. The species, which is the first “true” millipede, has 1,306 legs and was found up to 60 metres underground in a mining area in the Eastern Goldfields region of WA. Continue reading...


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