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 ...

Millipedes, often dismissed as creepy crawlies, may hold the secret to future painkillers and neurological drugs. Researchers at Virginia Tech discovered unique alkaloid compounds in the defensive ...

Millipedes get a bad rap — their many legs put people off and could classify them as “creepy crawly.” But these anthropods’ secretions could hold the key to new drug discovery for the treatment of ...

Arthropleura grew up to 10-1/2 feet (3.2 meters) long Head anatomy indicates Arthropleura ate plants French fossils date to 305 million years ago Oct 10 (Reuters) - During the Carboniferous Period, ...

After living in Florida for a long time, I’m used to uninvited guests, but the millipedes were a brave new weird. “I heard you talking to the millipedes,” says Doug, my best friend, and we’ve been ...

Millipedes come in one basic shape but many sizes. When they aren’t curled into a tight ball, millipedes are easily recognizable thanks to their long, cylindrical bodies and dozens, sometimes hundreds ...