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Soil Centipede

Geophilomorpha

Photo by ForestDragon
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny, very long (for its size) centipede found crawling on the trunk of a tree. Species from this order are eyeless and fairly slow moving.

Habitat:

Suburban backyard.

Notes:

Note size comparison with my finger on the left side of the photo.

Reference Links:

Order Geophilomorpha - Soil Centipedes - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
HemaShah
that was my first impression! Very long!! I need help with identifying this! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17234306

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nature of new york
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New England Arthropods

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PublishedMarch 15, 2013

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