In the northern mountains of Vietnam, “dragons” don’t appear as giant, fire-breathing reptiles. Instead, the “dragons” hidden ...

Lophoturus sineprocessus, as the new species is named, belongs to an order of millipedes commonly found foraging under bark, ...

The species, named Sinocallipus similis, was found in the aphotic zone – an area completely devoid of light – of Khuoi Lin ...

The millipede is covered with tufts of hair-like structures. Y. D. Yang Wang Y, Jin A, Gao S, Wang J, Dong Y (2025) Want to read more? Check out our stories here. The hairy animals also have long ...

The species has up to 79 body segments and is just over two and a half inches long, with females measuring larger than males, according to the study. Researchers described the millipede as having ...