Despite the common name, no millipede was known to have 1,000 legs until 2021: common species have between 34 and 400 legs, and the record is held by Eumillipes persephone, with individuals possessing up to 1,306 legs – more than any other creature on Earth.

2024年5月27日 · Millipedes do not have exactly 1,000 legs; their leg count ranges from 24 to 750, depending on the species. They have two pairs of legs per body segment, unlike centipedes, which have one pair per segment.

2018年10月4日 · Turn a millipede over, and you'll notice that almost all its body segments have two pairs of legs each. The first segment always lacks legs entirely, and segments two through four vary, depending on the species. By contrast, centipedes have …

2021年12月20日 · With the discovery of a new species in Australia, scientists have finally assigned the millipede name to an insect worthy of the title: Meet Eumillipes persephone, a critter with a whooping...

2022年10月31日 · Millipedes have four pairs of legs per segment, and the number of segments per species is around 25 to 100. Most species of millipede will have 300 legs, sometimes a bit more. The millipede species which has the most legs is Illacme plenipes, which is recorded as having had as many as 750 legs.

2021年12月17日 · Deep underground in an exploratory drill hole in a mining region of Australia, scientists have discovered a "marvel of evolution," a remarkably elongated blind millipede possessing the most legs —...

2021年12月16日 · Despite their names, millipedes don’t have even close to 1000 feet. Most species have fewer than 100 legs. But now, researchers have discovered a species of millipede that can exceed the definition. The animal was found living as deep as 60 meters below the surface of a desert in Western Australia.

2021年12月17日 · One specimen Marek analyzed has 1,306 legs, which smashes the current record. The new world record-holder is a pale, eyeless creature with a long, threadlike body that’s nearly 100 times...

2022年6月6日 · The number of legs millipedes have varies between species. The majority have around 400 legs, while some rarer species have between 700 and 1,300 legs. Millipedes have two legs per body segment, while the similar centipedes have only one.