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New species of millipede found in Sequoia National Park cave

Posted at 10:32 PM, Oct 24, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-25 01:33:47-04

A new species of millipede was discovered in Sequoia National Park by cave explorers.

The new millipede, named Illacme tobini, has 414 legs, 200 poison glands, and silk-secreting hairs.

The creature was found in the unexplored dark marble caves.

The release with full information on the millipede can be found here.