A record-breaking millipede with a thousand legs has been found in Australia
Milli- means 1,000. Ped or pes means?. So all millipedes must have 1,000 feet. Nope! In fact, none did…Until now! #NSFfunded scientists have discovered the first true millipede – Eumillipes persephone. This helps expand knowledge of the diversity of these important insects. pic.twitter.com/30WOEhuPBW — National Science Foundation (@NSF) December 16, 2021 The millipede, dubbed Eumillipes persephone, was found 60 meters underground in a drilling well in Western Australia. The length of her body is 9.5 centimeters, and the width is 1 millimeter. The invertebrate creature has 330 body segments, antennae, a beak and a cone-shaped head. To count all the tiny legs of the creature, scientists needed a high-resolution image of it and almost an hour of time. It is known that the previous record for the number of limbs belonged to the California species of millipedes Illacme plenipes, which can have 750 legs. It is reported that in recent