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Brachydesmus superus, also known as the flat millipede, [2] [3] is a species of millipede in the family Polydesmidae. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] This millipede is common throughout Europe and has been spread widely elsewhere by humans through commerce.
Agenodesmus reticulatus is a species of millipede in the family Fuhrmannodesmidae, [1] which some authorities consider a junior synonym of Trichopolydesmidae. [2] [3] [4] This millipede is among the very few species in the order Polydesmida to feature adults with only 18 segments (including the telson) rather than the 20 segments usually found in this order. [5]
Siphonophoridae is a family of millipedes in the order Siphonophorida. There are about 12 genera and more than 110 described species in Siphonophoridae. [1] [2] [3]
Polyxenida is an order of millipedes readily distinguished by a unique body plan consisting of a soft, non-calcified body ornamented with tufts of bristles. These features have inspired the common names bristly millipedes or pincushion millipedes.
Flat millipede found in the Mount Cameroon Forest. Millipedes appear in folklore and traditional medicine around the world. Some cultures associate millipede activity with coming rains. [97] In Zambia, smashed millipede pulp is used to treat wounds, and the Bafia people of Cameroon use millipede juice to treat earache. [97]
Discovered in 1926 in a small area in Northern California, it was believed to be the leggiest creature on earth until 2021 when a millipede with 1,306 legs was found in Australia.
Male Greenhouse millipede mating with a female Greenhouse millipede. The male is on top while the female is on the bottom of the image. The females, after their eggs are fertilized by the male sperm, release a sticky substance that seals the vulvae closed and keeps the eggs from being prematurely released from the female.
An intriguing arthropod ancestor. The 3D scans revealed two nearly complete specimens of Arthropleura that lived 300 million years ago. Both fossilized animals still had most of their legs, and ...