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Cave Centipede

Scutigera decipiens

Photo by AlbertKang
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Although its name is Cave Centipede, they can also be found outside caves, among the tropical forests.
This is a rather large speciment, around 8 inches in size.

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Comments (4)
Rosa Maria
That gives me the chills yet I must say that is a very nice photo.

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Macro Insect South East ASIA
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedApril 3, 2014

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