Yesterday, the Center petitioned to protect the Ellett Valley millipede under the Endangered Species Act. This milky-white millipede clings to survival in Virginia in only eight remaining caves. Millipedes were one of the first animals to breathe atmospheric oxygen, and they have been on Earth for more than 400 million years. If our petition is successful, the Ellett Valley millipede would be the first millipede protected under the Endangered Species Act. We fight for species so rare that sometimes we can't even find a decent picture.... so we made an artistic rendering of what this species *probably* looks like. So, so many legs. Read more about this tiny cave dweller 👉 biodiv.us/milli #millipede #endangeredspecies