Sunday, February 16, 2025

Multileg marvels of animal kingdom

 Some animals have extraordinary number of legs surpassing typically 4 or 6.


Such animals are  -----


1.  Centipedes 

                       These have 30 to 354 legs.



2.  Millipedes 

                        These are the champions of leg counts !!!

                        Some species have over 1300 legs but are harmless.




3.  Crabs and lobsters 

                            These have 10 legs.




4.  Wood lice 

                              These have 14 legs.



5.  Velvet worms 

                              These have 13 to 43 pairs of legs.




6.  Sea spiders 

                             These are actually not spiders of our house.  These marine creatures have 8 to 12 legs.

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