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    Meet the 486-legged creature found in an LA area park

    A previously unknown species has been discovered lurking in the parks of Los Angeles and Orange counties. The animal boasts 486 legs and a toothy, Predator-style head. It has the greenish translucence of a glow-in-the-dark toy in daylight, and weaves through the soil as elegantly as an embroiderer's needle. But step away from the microscope and the Los Angeles thread millipede (Illacme socal) ...
    by Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times Jul 14, 2023 3 minutes
    A team of scientists has discovered a new species of millipede crawling just beneath the soil surface in Los Angeles and Orange counties.

    A previously unknown species has been discovered lurking in the parks of Los Angeles and Orange counties.

    The animal boasts 486 legs and a toothy, Predator-style head. It has the greenish translucence of a glow-in-the-dark toy in daylight, and weaves through the soil as elegantly as an embroiderer's needle.

    But step away from the microscope and the Los Angeles thread millipede () becomes a lot less intimidating. With the width

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