Scientists have finally found a millipede that lives up to its name. Eumillipes persephone has 1,306 legs — that's more than any other animal — and is the only known millipede to exceed 1,000 legs.

Mysterious glowing millipedes apparently use their radiance to warn nighttime predators to stay away, scientists now find. More than 12,000 species of millipede are currently known to science, but ...

Five new spooky-looking species of millipede have been discovered, one of which belongs to a totally unknown group of critters. The new species, which resemble something out of a sci-fi movie, were ...

Like many folks, I never paid much attention to millipedes — those wormlike, multilegged creatures that crawl about in the leaf litter and hide under logs and rocks on the forest floor. But now, I ...

Scientists discover a new species of spiny dragon millipede, Desmoxytes group, found exclusively in damp caves and with ...

At night, we saw a vicious predator attacking a much larger prey. In the morning, we saw the brightest red blood I have ever seen. We were not anywhere near African big game. A larval insect was the ...

If you thought you had seen a real millipede, think again. The first ever true millipede with over 1,000 legs has been discovered in western Australia. According to a peer-reviewed study published in ...

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If I asked you to name an animal that could stop a train, you might guess something big, like an elephant or a bison. Or you might guess a group of smaller animals, like a herd of deer or a flock of ...

Whichever multi-legged creature you find crawling around your home, here’s what to know about why it’s there. After reading this, you may even decide not to kick them out of your house if you ...

More stories about creepy-crawly (or buzzing) pests and what to do about them. You might have noticed: Millipedes are moving indoors again. That explains the unwelcome sightings in living rooms, ...

A plan to eliminate rats on Alcatraz, home to the famous old prison in San Francisco Bay, led to the discovery of an unfamiliar glowing creature never before seen on the island. In early 2012, ...