Millipedes aren’t among the most popular animals in the world. When they are thought of, it’s usually concerning a pest-control problem. There is a dedicated pet community that enjoys taking care of ...

An American giant millipede, which can reach up to nearly 4 inches in length. This fun find is one of our American giant millipedes, widespread and native in Maryland.

“I could see something looking like fungi on the surface of the millipede,” Reboleira explained. “Until then, these fungi had never been found on American millipedes. So, I went to my ...

In reality, millipedes (Diplopoda) are very slow moving and docile, or as I like to think of them, as the “Perry Como” of the pest world. Millipedes are not insects, but rather crustaceans.

For North American millipedes, foreplay has a built-in a lightshow. Scientists recently discovered that many species of the leggy critters fluoresce under ultraviolet (UV) light — the trait ...

Until then, these fungi had never been found on American millipedes," Reboleira said in a University of Copenhagen release on Friday. Hennen shared a Twitter thread recap of how the discovery got ...

Until then, these fungi had never been found on American millipedes,” she explained, in the statement. “So, I went to my colleague and showed him the image.

Taylor Swift, an American singer known for her musical talents, has earned a new accolade. She now has a new species of millipede named after her. The new species of twisted-claw millipede was ...

The largest African millipedes can measure 14 inches, twice as large as North American millipedes. University of the Sunshine Coast. Scientists described the new millipedes heads as Star Wars-like.

Millipedes are hard to tell apart. Different species of the many-legged creatures often share the same dull colors and tend to blend in with the gloom of the forest floor. But under ultraviolet ...

A new species has 1,306 legs, the most of any creature on Earth. This is an Inside Science story. Millipede means "a thousand feet" in Latin. However, until now, the most legs any millipede was ...

Q: This worm-sized, non-worm appeared in the garden near my stumpery. Plant pest? Beneficial? I’m stumped! A: Stumperies are lovely garden features, like a vignette of the forest floor, that … ...