The Billipede
Arthur Pleura, the Billipede is the long-suffering many-many-many-many-many legged clerk to The
Registrar. Originally, the Check-In clerk was a prehistoric Spider, but soon his eight legs were not enough to cope with the number of creatures arriving each day, so the Billipede was promoted.
Story Role
It is the Billipede’s job is to check Colonel Utensil’s Seaweed sheets and ensure that all the animals have arrived correctly on Infinity.
Cause of Extinction
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Multi-coloured Billipede body segments were used by humans to make the first counting abacuses.
Extinction Status
Extinct: 5,000 years ago
Species
The Billipede
Scientific Name
Arthurpleura
Status Type
Extinct - Known to Science
Extinct
5,000 years ago
Did You Know?
1
Ancient arthropods grew huge. Some prehistoric relatives of insects and millipedes became enormous.
2
Exoskeletons protect soft bodies. Arthropods survive using hard outer shells.
3
Segmented bodies evolved early. Many ancient animals developed repeating body sections.