A millipede with 1,300 legs has been found in Australia. It's a new record by far
Entomologists discovered a new species far underground. Despite millipede meaning "a thousand feet," it's the first to have more than 750.
by Scott Neuman
Dec 17, 2021
2 minutes
The word "millipede" literally means "thousand feet." But until now, the moniker for the creepy invertebrates has been a bit of an exaggeration, with none of them sporting anything close to that many feet â or legs.
However, a new millipede discovered by Bruno Buzatto, a principal biologist at Bennelongia
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