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Centipede

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Description:

Flattened, segmented body with paired legs on segments. Pink-red in colour. Antennae that move quite swiftly. The centipede is moving downwards here.

Habitat:

Appeared suddenly in a bathroom of a guesthouse in the heart of New Delhi, India.

Notes:

Probably capable of delivering a painful bite. Can anyone help with the ID, please?

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