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The millipede was given the vernacular name Los Angeles Thread Millipede owing to its uniqueness.
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A new millipede species with 486 legs has been found in the US
New Millipede Species Discovered Under Los Angeles
Meet the 486-legged creature found in an LA area park
PDF) A new species of Illacme Cook & Loomis, 1928 from Sequoia National Park, California, with a world catalog of the Siphonorhinidae (Diplopoda, Siphonophorida)
New millipede species crawling under LA is blind, has 486 legs
Researchers uncover new millipede species under Los Angeles
PDF) A new species of Illacme Cook & Loomis, 1928 from Sequoia National Park, California, with a world catalog of the Siphonorhinidae (Diplopoda, Siphonophorida)
A new species of Illacme from southern California (Siphonophorida, Siphonorhinidae)
The newfound Los Angeles thread millipede is ready for its close-up
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