The first true millipede—1306 legs long
The first true millipede—1306 legs long
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The name “millipede” translates to a thousand feet (from
mille
“thousand” and
pes
“foot”). However, no millipede has ever been described with more than 750 legs. We discovered a new record-setting species of millipede with 1,306 legs,
Eumillipes persephone
, from Western Australia. This diminutive animal (0.95 mm wide, 95.7 mm lon...
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The first true millipede—1306 legs long
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8c37ec5545344d799082204272f83449
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8c37ec5545344d799082204272f83449
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-021-02447-0
