A new species of millipede has been named in honor of pop superstar Taylor Swift. The twisted-claw millipede Nannaria swiftae joins 16 other new species described from the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. The little-known invertebrates have a valuable role as decomposers. Scientists Derek Hennen, Jackson Means, and Paul Marek, at Virginia Tech, describe…
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A new species of millipede has been named in honor of pop superstar Taylor Swift. The twisted-claw millipede Nannaria swiftae joins 16 other new species described from the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. The little-known invertebrates have a valuable role as decomposers. Scientists Derek Hennen, Jackson Means, and Paul Marek, at Virginia Tech, describe…