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Centipede

Photo by AnnetteLeroux
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Field Notes

Description:

These are red long skinny creatures with at least a thousand legs and they are fast. We find them under the leaves in the play yard.

Habitat:

School playing field in Windsor CA, under leaves.

Notes:

This is the best pic I could get because it was so fast moving.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
sarahaw1981
Red and fast moving is more like a type of centipede! Millipedes tend to be slower and when they feel threatened they curl up into a ball.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
The Color Red
Mission
Northern California Entomology

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PublishedOctober 3, 2013

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