Millipedes in the Media

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In the past decade or so, we're seeing more like coverage of milipedes in the media. You know, when we find these a supernumry leg milipedes, thoull get covered. Supernumerary meaning halilank i recently had described a bunch of milipede stemming from my phd. Work. And i named one of those after taylor swift. That was a lot ofMedia copveards. I was kind of thinking, ok, either, you know, people notice it, or no one's going to see it or care. But it just kind of exploded. So as happy to see that.

How many legs? Why so many legs? What's a millipede versus a centipede? And again WHY SO MANY LEGS. We have just the guy for that: Diplopodologist Dr. Derek Hennen. As a person who’s spent over a decade sorting through leaf litter and naming scores of new species, Derek is truly a champion for the multi-limbed little critters. If you liked what Casey Clapp brought to Dendrology, get ready to appreciate millipedes like you never thought you would. Also: mythology gossip, world records, Taylor Swift fandom, and sniffing bugs.

Dr. Derek Hennen’s website

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A donation was made to Lower Muskingum Conservancy

Millipedes of Ohio Field Guide PDF

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