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Narceus americanus is a large millipede of eastern North America. Common names include American giant millipede, [1] worm millipede, and iron worm. [2] It inhabits the eastern seaboard of North America west to Georgetown, Texas, north of the Ottine wetlands. [3] It has a nearly cylindrical gray body, reaching a length of 4 inches (100 mm). [4]
The cephalic limbs showed two pairs of external maxillae, and an internal set of mandibles. Phylogenetic analysis found Arthropleura just outside of Diplopoda (stem-group Diplopoda), while Microdecemplex was found as a crown-group millipede rather than an arthropleuridean.
Archispirostreptus gigas, known as the giant African millipede, shongololo or Bongololo, is the largest extant species of millipede, growing up to 33.5 centimetres (13.2 in) in length, 67 millimetres (2.6 in) in circumference.
For nearly two centuries, scientists have tried to solve an enduring mystery about a giant millipede-like animal named Arthropleura that used its many legs to roam Earth more than 300 million ...
The lesser giant millipede was first discovered on a tree plantation in 1996, Enghoff wrote, in the Mufindi highlands of Tanzania. ... 7-foot boa constrictor found mating on tree in Brazil — and ...
A giant dark-brown millipede, not documented for 126 years, has been recorded in Makira Natural Park, home to the largest and most intact forest in Madagascar. Giant millipede lost to science ...
The longest extant species is the giant African millipede ... Nearly 30 fungal species of the order Laboulbeniales have been found growing externally on millipedes, ...
Scientists rediscovered 21 lost species, including a giant millipede, in Madagascar, shedding light on the importance of preserving biodiversity.