The first true millipede: new species with more than 1,000 legs discovered in Western Australia
by Donna Lu from on (#5T514)
Researchers named the subterranean animal Eumillipes persephone after the Greek goddess of the underworld
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.
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