A new species of millipede sleep with only to subsist in the minuscule city of Launceston , Tasmania has been find – and it ’s been named after the jackal - headed Egyptian God , Anubis . The species , Tasmaniosoma Anubis is named for its branching privates , which resemble the snout and ears of Anubis .
Though only one - cm long , the species was easily discover cower through eucalyptus woodland by naturalists Wade and Lisa Clarkson while walking through the metropolis ballpark , with , of all people , a millipede specializer — Dr. Bob Mesibov .
Tasmania was previously make love to have twenty - one distinct species of Tasmaniosoma , have Anubis its twenty - minute .
Despite its small chain , T. Anubis does n’t seem to be threaten — a large universe fly high in Launceston ’s largest urban reserve , the Trevallyn Nature Recreation Center – which leads out to the excitingly named Cataract Gorge . There , T. Anubis appear to prosper healthily among other coinage of milliped and invertebrate .
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Three New Millipede Species Discovered in Australia
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