FfFfFfFF 58,371 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 A newfound species of millipede has more legs than any other creature on the planet—a mind-boggling 1,300 of them. The leggy critters live deep below Earth’s surface and are the only known millipedes to live up to their name. The newfound species, Eumilipes persephone—named after Persephone, the daughter of Zeus who was taken by Hades to the underworld—is the leggiest known animal on the planet. 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 longer than it is wide. Its cone-shaped head has enormous antennae for navigating a dark world governed by pheromones, and a beak that’s optimized for feeding on fungi. The legs are difficult to count because the animal tends to coil like a little watch spring, Marek said. “I suspect these animals are extremely long-lived,” Marek told Live Science. Millipedes grow steadily, adding body segments, called rings, throughout their lives. Entomologists can count these segments like tree rings to establish relative ages between individuals of the same species. Source - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/newfound-millipede-breaks-world-record-for-the-most-legs/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VasilisVas 5,213 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Gross Imagine having 1300 legs and trying to use the “I broke my leg” excuse to avoid hanging out with someone or going to work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat 18,962 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 minute ago, VasilisVas said: Gross Be kind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlash 14,539 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Ew, David! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fame 4,288 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Imagine all the pairs of tiny shoes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGa 14,654 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Him: "Hey baby, do those legs go ALL the way up?" Her: "Yes " *pulls up dress to reveal 1300 more tiny legs* My old cat is a tough man, but i cant deny the way he bites my hand and he stabs me, he grabs me by my heart <3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roseblud Kisses 685 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Gurl bye Skinni Pussi ConfirmedT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Never skips leg day Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Legs for days, no, years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
migamiga 12,102 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 hour ago, VasilisVas said: Gross Imagine having 1300 legs and trying to use the “I broke my leg” excuse to avoid hanging out with someone or going to work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,371 Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 17 hours ago, VasilisVas said: Gross Imagine having 1300 legs and trying to use the “I broke my leg” excuse to avoid hanging out with someone or going to work Imagine using them as tool to perpetually get out of trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Oliver 23,015 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 I can’t believe no one has mentioned “Love it when you call me legs, in the morning but me eggs” yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbage day 11,842 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Sneaky Oliver said: I can’t believe no one has mentioned “Love it when you call me legs, in the morning but me eggs” yet 1 egg per legg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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