By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline
Published: 16:15 BST, 19 April 2019 | Updated: 16:15 BST, 19 April 2019
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Millipede genitals glow bright colours under ultraviolet light.
The bizarre discovery is an accidental discovery from scientists who were trying to find an easier way to tell different species of the animals apart.
They succeeded because they discovered, when exposed to UV light, the genitalia of different millipedes glow.
Many adaptations allow animals to adapt and survive, but there appears to be little reason for the illuminating genitals as the creatures have poor eyesight.
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Millipede genitals glow bright colours under ultraviolet light. The bizarre discovery comes as an accidental discovery by scientists trying to find an easier way to tell different species apart
Petra Sierwald, who led the study, said: 'Millipedes don't see well at all, they don't see images. I don't know if they see
