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Introverted Millipede (Diplopoda). The animal on the left side is a member of a species of Julus, its body is composed of hard, interlocking, sliding parts. The other one on the right side is a member of a species of Polydesmus; it has a pair of defensive glands on each segment on its back. The photograph was taken by the scanning electron microscope with 70 times magnification and has been colored in Adobe Photoshop.

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Workers of State Emergency Service of Ukraine dismantle damaged constructions of residential building in Kharkiv (Northern Saltivka) after Russian shelling, Ukraine.

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