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The most number of legs for a millepede, indeed for any living creature on Earth, belong to Eumillipes Persephone. It was found in 2021, living 60 meters (200 feet) below ground in a drill hole created for mineral exploration in Western Australia. The eyeless invertebrate -- it's 3.7 inches (9.5 centimeters) long and 0.04 inch (1 millimeter) wide -- has 330 body segments, antennae, a beak for feeding and a cone-shaped head. The previous record holder, the Californian millipede species, Illacme Plenipes, has up to 750 legs.

The most number of legs for a millepede, indeed for any living creature on Earth, belong to Eumillipes Persephone. It was found in 2021, living 60 meters (200 feet) below ground in a drill hole created for mineral exploration in Western Australia. The eyeless invertebrate -- it's 3.7 inches (9.5 centimeters) long and 0.04 inch (1 millimeter) wide -- has 330 body segments, antennae, a beak for feeding and a cone-shaped head. The previous record holder, the Californian millipede species, Illacme Plenipes, has up to 750 legs.

Last Modified: 26-Dec-2021 7:44 AM

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Posted by Numerical Team in Nature

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