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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.

Species ID Suggestions

Geophilus flavus

Geophilus flavus

Comments (3)

hi telse great spotting! this spotting belongs in the arthropod category. if you could move it, that would be great! happy spotting! LandmarkExpert
@ 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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