Chiyoda, Soma
Oguchi, Kohei
Aonuma, Hitoshi
Miura, Toru
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (24KJ0891)
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (25H0988)
Article History
Received: 23 October 2025
Accepted: 19 December 2025
First Online: 4 January 2026
<!--Emphasis Type='Bold' removed-->Declarations
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: Although all experiments were carried out in Japan, where no ethics approval is required for the maintenance and handling of millipede species, rearing and all experiments were performed with particular attention to replacement, reduction, and refinement of procedures in order to minimize animal suffering.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.