A central mission of our research is the exploration and description of biodiversity, especially Appalachian millipede species.
Millipede Lab
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Score, new Magnapinna footage!!
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 931 part 2 #Doldrums #MarineLife
The study was supported by a NSF Systematics & Biodiversity Science project, and was led by a team of scientists in the Entomology Department at Virginia Tech.
Millipede Lab
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Happy ’Old Croone Day’ - scientists celebrate 4 June 1662 when Dr William Croone presented the Royal Society (London) with “…two embryos of puppy-dogs, which … were put in spirit in a glass-vial sealed hermetically...” marking the beginning of fluid preservation of animals still in museums today
The study shows that complex chemical defenses, such as the highly toxic alkaloids, and even rolling into an armadillo-like ball evolved multiple times independently.
