Millipede

[George K]

Yeah, in Oz, of course.

Because, Oz.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/16/the-first-true-millipede-new-species-with-more-than-1000-legs-discovered-in-western-australia

The first ever millipede with more than 1,000 legs been discovered in Western Australia.

The species, which is the first “true” millipede, has 1,306 legs and was found up to 60 metres underground in a mining area in the Eastern Goldfields region of WA.

Researchers have named the new species Eumillipes persephone, in reference to the Greek goddess of the underworld, Persephone.

It breaks the previous record set by Illacme plenipes, which is found in central California and has up to 750 legs.

[Mik]

Everything past the beaches in Australia is trying to kill you. It's a lot like Texas in that respect

[Aqua Letifer]

@mik said in Millipede:

Everything past the beaches in Australia is trying to kill you. It's a lot like Texas in that respect

The beaches are trying to kill you, too.

Perhaps especially the beaches.

[taiwan_girl]

Pretty cool article (and quite interesting). I am surprised they are so small, yet have so many legs.

[George K]

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59734747

The millipede, known as Arthropleura, is thought to have been more than 2.5m (8ft) long. It would have weighed about 50kg (eight stone).
The fossil segment was first spotted in 2018 when a large block of sandstone fell on to a beach at Howick Bay.
It will be displayed in Cambridge's Sedgwick Museum next year.
"It was a complete fluke of a discovery," said Dr Neil Davies, from Cambridge's Department of Earth Sciences, who has been analysing the 75cm-long fossil.
"The way the boulder had fallen, it had cracked open and perfectly exposed the fossil, which one of our former PhD students happened to spot when walking by," Dr Davies said.

Eight. Feet. Long.