Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Finding Glow in the Dark Millipedes
Forget fireflies, some millipedes glow in the dark too. We found out about the phenomenon from SciFri listener Chris Lavin, who stumbled upon fluorescing blue millipedes during an evening stroll near her home in Canyon, Calif. [3:57]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A Millipede That (Almost) Lives Up to the Name
No millipede has 1000 feet, but the species Illacme plenipes comes closest, with up to 750 feet! Entomologist Paul Marek, who rediscovered the rare species a few years ago in California's coastal mountains, calls counting legs and...
Sea Studios Foundation
Shape of Life: Arthropod Animation: Millipede Breathing Tubes
Learn about millipede breathing tubes in this video. Book gills are flaps located inside the scorpions body that transfer oxygen to the blood. [0:59]