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GEOGRAPHY

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Bio - Fauna

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Animals with the Most Limbs

This list features the animals with the most limbs on Planet Earth.

RANK

FAUNA

LIMBS

1

Millipede

Up to 750 legs

2

Centipede

Up to 354 legs

3

Spider Crab

10 limbs

4

Squid

10 limbs

5

Lobster

10 limbs

6

Crayfish

10 limbs

7

Spider

8 limbs

8

Octopus

8 arms

9

Scorpion

8 limbs

10

Cricket

6 limbs


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References

Foelix, R. (2011). Biology of Spiders. Oxford University Press. Gullan, P.J., Cranston, P.S. (2014). The Insects: An Outline of Entomology. Wiley-Blackwell. Hobbs, H.H. (1981). The Crayfishes of North America. Smithsonian Institution Press. Lewis, J.G.E. (1981). The Biology of Centipedes. Cambridge University Press. Marek, P.E. et al. (2012). A new millipede species with the most legs. Zootaxa. Norman, J.R. (2002). A History of Crustaceans. Oxford University Press. Norman, M.D. (2000). Cephalopods: A World Guide. ConchBooks. Phillips, B. (2006). Lobsters: Biology, Management, Aquaculture, and Fisheries. Wiley-Blackwell. Polis, G.A. (1990). The Biology of Scorpions. Stanford University Press. Vecchione, M. (1999). Cephalopods of the World. FAO Species Catalogue.
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