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Blind and gloosy with 486 legs: New millipede species discovered
1 year, 4 months ago

Blind and gloosy with 486 legs: New millipede species discovered

India Today  

It has 486 legs and it's named after the city of Los Angeles. A new species of millipede has been discovered crawling underneath the city of Los Angeles in the United States. "It's amazing to think these millipedes are crawling in the inner cracks and crevices between little pieces of rock below our feet in Los Angeles," entomologist Paul Marek …

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A new millipede species is crawling under LA. It’s blind, glassy and has 486 legs
1 year, 4 months ago

A new millipede species is crawling under LA. It’s blind, glassy and has 486 legs

Associated Press  

LOS 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. “It’s amazing to think these millipedes are crawling in the inner cracks and crevices between little pieces of rock below our feet in Los Angeles,” said entomologist Paul Marek of the Virginia Polytechnic …

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A new millipede species is crawling under LA. It's blind, glassy and has 486 legs
1 year, 4 months ago

A new millipede species is crawling under LA. It's blind, glassy and has 486 legs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The City of Angels, a …

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Meet the 486-legged creature found in an L.A. area park
1 year, 5 months ago

Meet the 486-legged creature found in an L.A. area park

LA Times  

A team of scientists has discovered a new species of millipede crawling just beneath the soil surface in Los Angeles and Orange counties. With the publication late last month of a paper formally introducing the critter, the Los Angeles thread millipede joins roughly 12,000 other named millipede species worldwide. “This really drives home the point that it’s important to preserve …

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Mulch munchers: How millipedes contribute to conservation
2 years, 7 months ago

Mulch munchers: How millipedes contribute to conservation

The Hindu  

IN the hinterland of Tamil Nadu a riddle goes thus: Kandaal vandi, thottal chakram. They are classified into five types based on their body structure: rammers, litter splitters, borers, pill millipedes, and bark dwellers. Wedge or litter splitters, also known as plate millipedes, are the most diverse Indian species in the order Polydesmida. According to the researchers, although millipedes feed …

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Taylor Swift has a new millipede species named after her
2 years, 8 months ago

Taylor Swift has a new millipede species named after her

CNN  

CNN — Taylor Swift has countless Grammys and American Music Awards, but this new honor will be a first for the global pop star. It’s a “pretty” millipede with a chestnut brown color and reddish-orange spots on its sides, Hennen said. Paul Marek, associate professor in the Virginia Tech department of entomology and formal doctoral candidate Jackson Means at Virginia …

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