Speaker: Paul Marek, Virginia Tech.A myriapod is a many-legged
arthropod in the subphylum Myriapoda. They include centipedes,
millipedes, and the poorly known symphylans and pauropods. They are an
ancient group, andthe first evidence of land animals are late Silurian
fossil millipedes from 425 million years ago. Among the notable
species of myriapods are those that glow in the dark, are walking
gardens of mosses and liverworts, and some that roll up into a
baseball-sized sphere for defense against predators. Dr. Marek will
present highlights of his laboratory’s research on myriapods, which
includes studies of bioluminescent millipedes and the animal with the
greatest number of legs—a millipede discovered in Australia with
1306 legs. Details will include collaborative projects with graduate
students in the lab and colleagues across the world. He hopes to show
the significance of myriapods, and the importance of international
collaboration and open science.
This event will take place Monday, January 22, 2024 at Noon in person
at Earth Theater.
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