### id260185248 millipedes gain legs and segments throughout their life > Millipedes don’t hatch with this bounty of legs, they add them to their body over time— *Eumillipes persephone* hatches with only eight legs. The group of millipedes that *Eumillipes persephone* belongs to can add segments and legs to their bodies throughout their entire life, not just up to sexual maturity. (Other millipedes do stop adding legs at an earlier point in their lifespan.) - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fq9jqbf6pzqsszgg0c5z0tkn) - [[Scientists Have Identified the First 'True' Millipede by Shayla Love#id260185248 millipedes gain legs and segments throughout their life|View in Vault]]