Scientists Find Millipede With 1,306 Legs – and of Course It’s in Australia

 A newly discovered species of millipedes has claimed the title of being the longest-legged creature in the world. Scientists have named this species of Gojar as Eumileps persephone. A total of 1306 legs have been found in the body of this creature. Scientists told that these creatures live very below the surface of the earth and are rarely seen on the surface.

Scientists at Virginia Tech University discovered
As Live Science reports, Paul Marek, an entomologist at Virginia Tech University and author of the research paper on the discovery of the species, said the term ‘millipede’ has always been a misnomer. There are many such species of cowpeas in the world whose feet are less than a hundred. The record for having the most feet so far was held by the Illacme plenipes species of gooseberry. There are a total of 750 legs in the body of this creature.

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This giant without eyes got 1306 legs
Paul said that this species of millipede is named after Persephone, daughter of Zeus. In his analyzed sample, 1306 feet have been found, which is a world record in itself. Eumileps persephone is a yellow and eyeless gooseberry. The length of this creature is about 100 times more than its width. Its cone-shaped head has an antenna, allowing it to navigate dark places.