Collaborating with two colleagues, Dr. Paul Marek of the University of Arizona and Dr. Jason Bond of Auburn University, Dr. Shear has published a paper on the biology of Illacme plenipes, a millipede that has the most legs of any known animal–over 770! The species is known only from a very small area in California. The paper includes anatomical details studied with electron microscopy, DNA barcoding, behavior, and environmental simulation, all modern techniques in today’s systematic biology.

Here are some websites with news stories about the work:

http://news.discovery.com/animals/leggy-millipede-121114.html
> http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19025555.600-worlds-leggiest-animal-redi
> scovered.html

(http://www.livescience.com/24765-750-leg-millipede-leggiest-animal.html)
> Casey (http://news.discovery.com/animals/leggy-millipede-121114.html).
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