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Polyxenus lagurus

Polyxenus lagurus
The strangest millipede ever ... (8053641856).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polyxenida
Family: Polyxenidae
Genus: Polyxenus
Species: P. lagurus
Binomial name
Polyxenus lagurus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms 

Scolopendra lagura Linnaeus, 1758


Scolopendra lagura Linnaeus, 1758

Polyxenus lagurus, known as the bristly millipede is a species of millipede found in many areas of Europe and North America. It is covered with detachable bristles that have the ability to entangle ants and spiders that attack the animal.



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