Scientists have now added six new species to the dragon millipede family.
Discovered within caves of two southern Chinese regions of Guangdong
and Guangxi Zhuang, scientists say that these critters have “unusually
long” legs and antennae, and the typical “dragon-like” spiny
projections. Four of the six newly discovered dragon millipedes live
exclusively inside caves, according to the new study published in ZooKeys.
Dragon millipedes are part of the Desmoxytes genus found in
southeast Asia. Discovery of these six new species in China bumps the
total number of known dragon millipede species up to 41, of which about
half are found in China, the authors write.read more
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