Millipede chemistry belongs to a narrow lineage. Only species from the subterclass Colobognatha produce terpenoid alkaloids.

Millipedes, often dismissed as creepy crawlies, may hold the secret to future painkillers and neurological drugs. Researchers ...

Chemist Emily Mevers and her team recently discovered a new set of complex structures in millipede secretions that can ...

If you’re walking along a trail in the Pacific Northwest, you might spot a millipede with bright yellow dots on its exterior.

Defensive secretions from a millipede found in Virginia Tech’s Stadium Woods could unlock new treatments for neurological ...

Despite their namesake, millipedes rarely have a thousand legs; most species have under 100, Lee says. The first "true millipede'" — with 1,306 legs — was discovered in 2020.

Apheloria polychroma, a new species of millipede from the Cumberland Mountains (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Zootaxa , 2018; 4375 (3): 409 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4375.3.7 Cite This Page : ...

It joins other millipedes found in the state, including the world’s leggiest creature on record — aptly named Illacme plenipes, Latin for “in highest fulfillment of feet” with 750 limbs.

More than 200 millipede species emerge from their underground lairs every year during the winter and early spring months to forage for food and seek mates. They have to fend off insects, mammals, ...

The face of a car-size, millipede-like creature — the largest arthropod ever to live — has finally been revealed thanks to two well-preserved fossils, a new study reports. Half-a-billion-year ...

A 1,300-leg millipede has been found, a new record Entomologists discovered a new species far underground. Despite millipede meaning "a thousand feet," it's the first to have more than 750.