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    Science: This is a real millipede, it has 1000 legs

    • Last Update: 2021-12-26
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    This animal lives at a depth of 60 meters below the surface of the Western Australian desert


    The research team placed specially designed traps (plastic tubes with wet and rotting leaves as bait) in the exploration holes drilled by the mining company to search for deep-dwelling invertebrates


    itMany short legs can give it the power to wriggle in tiny gapsIn the rock


    If you count the legs, these two adult females are the only true millipedes;The maximum values ​​of the two adult male legs are 778 and 818 respectively


    , This new genus means "True Millipede"The name of this species refers to the Greek goddess of the underworld



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