“Arthropleura has the body of a millipede, like for example, with two pairs of legs per [body] segment, but also the head of a centipede,” he says, noting that the mouthparts are particularly ...
Scans of the rock in which they were found revealed curved antennae, stalked eyes and mouthparts, known as mandibles, similar to those of centipedes. From this information, researchers could ...
(Fabrio Conte/Shutterstock) Based on its mouthparts and a body built for slow locomotion, the researchers suspect Arthropleura was a detritivore like modern millipedes, feeding on decaying plants ...
The specimens each had 24 body segments and 44 pairs of legs - 88 legs in total. Based on its mouthparts and a body built for slow locomotion, the researchers concluded Arthropleura was a ...
In the 2008 film “Twilight,” a vampire describes the scent of blood as being “like a drug.” While in the world of fantasy, vampires may crave blood for reasons that are tinged with the ...