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May 28, 2021
This week our intrepid explorers set out once again in search of undiscovered millipedes and other arthropods, this time to the mountains and rolling hills of Tennessee!
It was hot and very dry, less than ideal conditions for finding moisture-loving critters like millipedes, but VMNH Myriapodologist Dr. Jackson Means and VMNH Associate Curator of Recent Invertebrates Dr. Kal Ivanov would not be discouraged. In total they visited seven spots from eastern to western Tennessee and back again, collecting over 30 species, several of which are potentially unknown to science!
It may be getting hotter and drier out there, but if you look hard enough you can always find nooks and crannies with moisture. Where there is moisture, there is the possibility of undiscovered forms of life! So, get out there and explore!
What will you discover?
