The new large millipede species was discovered in Colombia’s department of Boyacá, in the foothills of the Andes, about 1,600 feet above sea level, according to a study. Ricky Beron via Unsplash ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Five new spooky-looking species of millipede have been discovered, one ...

When a new species is discovered in the depths of the rainforest or on top of a mountain, it can be years before the creature is cataloged again. Separated from science by elevation, water or tangled ...

Deep within a cave in Brazil, a crusty creature crawled along the moist, rocky ground. Something about the subterranean animal caught the attention of nearby scientists. The scientists were surveying ...

A five-day expedition in Madagascar's largest rainforest has rediscovered 21 of 30 targeted species, including a nearly 11-inch giant millipede that hadn't been documented by scientists since 1897.

The newfound species has 486 legs, translucent and about the length of a quarter. Scientific name illacme socal, it now belongs to one of three species in that genus found in California. What makes ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists have recently described six new species of millipedes, including one from an entirely new genus, in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains.

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Scientists found crusty animals with “rather complex” genitalia in caves of Brazil and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative cave. Photo from Ksenia Kudelkina via ...