Millipedes: The First Land Animals
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Published 2015-09-23
If you find a millipede and would like to have it identified, send us an image! thebrainscoop(at)gmail(dot)com
A massive thank-you to Petra for taking the time to film with us. My love and appreciation for millipedes has never been greater!
Learn more about Petra's research and millipedes on The Field Museum's website: bit.ly/1KuV50R
Photo credits:
Light images by Stephanie Ware, research assistant (read about her work with the Chicago Peregrine Program! bit.ly/1WiwyBw)
Scanning Electronic Microscope images by Xavier Zahnle, intern.
Additional identifications and support by Derek Hennen (@derekhennen)!
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Producer, Writer, Creator, Host:
Emily Graslie
Producer, Editor, Camera, Graphics:
Brandon Brungard
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Filmed on Location and Supported by:
The Field Museum in Chicago, IL
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All Comments (21)
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I hope you all love this episode because I love this episode thanks to how awesome millipedes are.
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Millipedes are such a perfect blend of adorable and breathtakingly beautiful.
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Emily, not only did this episode ROCK but I also really enjoyed Dr. Sierwald! She has a true passion (as do all your guests), but there is something more with Dr. Sierwald and it is contagious!
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In Botswana, their local name is 'shongololo'. I always enjoyed finding them because I got to say it.
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Interestingly in Dutch centipedes are called 'duizendpoot', which means 'thousand-legs', whereas milipedes are called 'miljoenpoot', which means 'million-legs'. Why we've added several orders of magnitude worth of legs I'm not sure.
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I look at a millipede expert like this lady here and i think to myself , what was she thinking when she was younger "i want to be a millipede enthusiast and expert"
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Making millipedes (and all biology) exciting is a real talent. Thank you!
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Yay for Brain Scoop being back! I like how Dr. Sierwald describes the difference between centipedes and millipedes.
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It's pretty heartwarming how much Dr. Sierwald loves millipedes.
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Thank you for making millipedes more interesting and less scary!
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I really enjoyed this episode. The info on the millipede was interesting and I really like Dr. Sierwald.
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You really manage to get me excited about animals I never really thought about before.
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See, I'd be more inclined to let creepy crawlies crawl on my body if I knew which ones weren't likely to lay eggs in my ears or poison me. Normally, I'd see that big momma and lose my shit. "Does it bite!? Does it poison!? Does it lay eggs in my ears!?". But I see it is quite harmless, so now I think it's cute.
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Big Mama the millipede was so cute. <3
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The Brain Scoop is back! Yes! I never knew millipedes walking could be so cool!
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Welcome back, Brain Scoop! I'm glad to see it still has brains on it. And I love how Dr Petra Sierwald makes this topic so interesting, I never really stopped to think about millipedes or what their niche is.
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Yay you are back! I am happy!
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Zoosphaerium darthvaderi? What's the story on that. at 2:22
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It was your amazing speech in Chicago that got me excited enough to watch this. I'm glad I did! Can't wait to learn more. Thank you for sharing your subject with such passion!
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I must agree that giant pill millipedes are adorable.
