Millipede legs grow in an unexpected way, according to new research. Previously, it was thought that when a millipede molts (sheds its exoskeleton), it grows new segments on the end of its body ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The City of Angels, a metropolis of freeways and traffic, has a newly discovered species named in its honor: The Los Angeles Thread Millipede. The tiny arthropod was found just ...

Like many folks, I never paid much attention to millipedes — those wormlike, multilegged creatures that crawl about in the leaf litter and hide under logs and rocks on the forest floor. But now, I ...

Millipedes come in one basic shape but many sizes. When they aren’t curled into a tight ball, millipedes are easily recognizable thanks to their long, cylindrical bodies and dozens, sometimes hundreds ...

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