Lemurs in Madagascar deliberately bite and irritate toxic millipedes until the insects release a chemical defense containing hydrogen cyanide and organic acids. The lemurs rub the secretion through ...

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The animal kingdom is full of interesting and wacky creatures. For every overly cute creature like the Shawn-the-sheep nudibranch, there are strange and weird creatures like the red-fronted lemur.

Madagascar’s red-fronted lemurs (Eulemur rufifrons) eat millipedes to both prevent and cure infections caused by some parasites, according to a study published in Primates yesterday (July 30). “Eating ...

Madagascar's red-fronted lemurs may have a secret weapon from nature's medicine cabinet: millipedes. This is according to a study led by Louise Peckre of the German Primate Center at the Leibniz ...

Millipedes may look a little scary with their countless legs and slow, winding movements, but these arthropods are quite beneficial to their environments. Humble decomposers of dead plants and organic ...