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Science Friday: A Millipede That (Almost) Lives Up to the Name

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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 measuring millipedes a "guilty pleasure."

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