<i>Desmoxytes phasmoides</i> (IMAGE)

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<i>Desmoxytes phasmoides</i>

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The extremely long legs of the stick insect dragon millipede, Desmoxytes phasmoides give the animal an unusual appearance, similar to a stick insect. This species, discovered in the Fengliu Dong Cave near Baise City, shows extreme versions of typical evolutionary adaptations of cave millipedes, namely the strongly elongated legs and antennae.

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Sunbin Huang and Xinhui Wang and South China Agricultural University

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