a, Live female I. plenipes with 662 legs (captured by Rob Marek). b,c, Scanning electron micrographs of male I. plenipes: b, mid-section, dorsal aspect of segments (note dense setation and micro-sculpturation of intersegmental cuticle); c, mid-section, ventral aspect of segments showing paired appendages on each diplo-segment. d, Close-up view of ozopore, the opening to the repugnatorial gland, and surface structure of cuticular projection on posterior margin of segment. e, Male copulatory device (gonopods), which are modified legs (ninth and tenth pair); left anterior is shaded blue; right posterior is in yellow. Scale bars: a, 10 mm; b, c, 400
m; d, 50 m; e, 200 m.
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