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Before scientists even knew how many Florida scrub millipedes were left in the wild, a quiet breakthrough happened in a University of South Florida lab. The rare, giant millipedes reproduced in ...

Scientists from Georgia College & State University and Hampden-Sydney College discovered the never-before-seen species. According to the park, two of the millipedes have only been found in one ...

Four species of millipedes were discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Facebook account for the park announced that four brand-new millipede species were discovered, made possible ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park shared news Friday that it has gotten more “leggy,” as it announced the discovery of four new species of millipedes in the park.

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — A discovery has been made in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park — and it just might make your skin crawl. GSMNP said the park is getting a whole lot more "leggy ...

A team of researchers was doing fieldwork investigation around Pha Daeng Cave in Thailand in 2024. Their specific mission was to research wildlife in that area. On a rock they found two dragon ...

Scientists found a “dragon”-like creature with “long” pink legs at a monastery in Thailand and discovered a new species, a study said. Google Street View ...

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 ...

Structures in millipede secretions have been found to modulate specific neuroreceptors in ant brains. Millipedes get a bad rap — their many legs put people off and could classify them as ‘creepy ...

At night, we saw a vicious predator attacking a much larger prey. In the morning, we saw the brightest red blood I have ever seen. We were not anywhere near African big game. A larval insect was the ...