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Blue leg Centipede

Rhysida nuda

Photo by Christiane
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Field Notes

Description:

MUM CENTIPEDE

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Cryptopidae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (28)
Atul
Awesome series !!!
Christiane
@Mayra.. and I have added it the the Eggs Mission too.. :)
Christiane
@Scott.. I have added it to the mission.
MayraSpringmann
Wow! Fascinating! perfect for Eggs of the world mission too!!
Scott Frazier
Christiane, this spotting is great! It is perfect for the invertebrate-specific "Brooding behavior in insects and other invertebrates" mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8176997 Please add!
rutasandinas
Con su preciosa y valiosa carga de su descendencia::buena toma
borzrach
OMG.. These are great photos..
Christiane
Some more photos from Mother Centipede..
lori.tas
Yes, that's what is so fantastic about this photo - it shows not just the organism, but its behavior as well. I certainly learned something from it.
Christiane
Thanks for the ID.. Well it was protecting the eggs.. so it must have been a mother!!
lori.tas
Best I can say is Order = Scolopendromorpha. That's actually the tail end at the bottom, which is why, without seeing the head, I can't do any better with an ID. One word I never would have associated with centipede was "maternal". Clearly I was wrong.
Pak Hoi T
it look like in the Family of Cryptopidae

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Eggs of the World
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Parental care in insects and other invertebrates
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Parental Care
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PublishedMay 8, 2011

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