Millipede legs grow in an unexpected way, according to new research. Previously, it was thought that when a millipede molts (sheds its exoskeleton), it grows new segments on the end of its body ...

The creature is so small and so thin, that if you didn't give it much notice, you may dismiss it as a bit of thread. But examined under a microscope, the wriggling specimen with its 486 legs and ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The City of Angels, a metropolis of freeways and traffic, has a newly discovered species named in its honor: The Los Angeles Thread Millipede. WCSO: Deputy in critical condition ...

The word "millipede" literally means "thousand feet." But until now, the moniker for the creepy invertebrates has been a bit of an exaggeration, with none of them sporting anything close to that many ...

Scientists are reporting the rediscovery of a millipede that had not been seen in some time. It has 750 legs. Despite the name, no known millipede actually has 1,000 legs. But this species comes ...

In this undated photo provided by Paul Marek is a Los Angeles Thread Millipede awaiting study at the Marek Lab of Virginia Tech's Department of Entomology in Blacksburg, Va. The tiny arthropod is a ...

Female specimen of Eumillipes persephone with 1,306 legs. Photo by Paul Marek for Virginia Tech. It is not every day that a discovery involving Virginia Tech leads to a rewriting of science textbooks, ...

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

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The City of Angels, a metropolis of freeways and traffic, has a newly discovered species named in its honor: The Los Angeles Thread Millipede. The tiny arthropod was found just ...

LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES — The City of Angels, a metropolis of freeways and traffic, has a newly discovered species named in its honor: The Los Angeles Thread Millipede. The tiny arthropod was found ...

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