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The previous record was a millipede with 750 legs.
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Millipede means "thousand-footed," but most don’t actually have 1,000 legs. This new species, discovered below the surface of Australia, does. https://t.co/cbrvzXmqYA pic.twitter.com/hDhVJAvXEJ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 16, 2021
https://t.co/ZeOzA7iU9T https://t.co/oZZyXmUnnM pic.twitter.com/Pzq50p3Y48
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) December 17, 2021
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“Diplopodologists—people who studied millipedes—were kind of fantasizing about the true millipede.” No millipede had ever been found that actually lived up to its name. That is, until one with 1,306 legs was pulled from the ground, @haleysweiss reports: https://t.co/ppOft6GJQX
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 16, 2021
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The scientists, including Paul Marek and @BrunoBuzatto, named the new millipede Eumillipes persephone, after the queen of the underworld, because the species was discovered nearly 14 stories underground. https://t.co/jGY4WS5Mf9
— Jason Bittel (@bittelmethis) December 16, 2021
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