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Centipede

Geophilus flavus

Photo by Telse
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Field Notes

Description:

A yellowish orange Centipede. It appears to have 49 pairs of legs - unless I counted wrong.

Habitat:

Found in the backyard compost.

Notes:

Fast little thing.

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Geophilus flavus

Species ID Suggestions

Geophilus flavus

Geophilus flavus

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Ali Hemati Pour
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Comments (3)
Caleb Steindel
hi telse great spotting! this spotting belongs in the arthropod category. if you could move it, that would be great! happy spotting! LandmarkExpert
Telse
@ Jay, Thanks. I do know this much about what it is. Looking into Ali's suggestion, although I don't live by the seaside.

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PublishedApril 11, 2013

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