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Multipede ( Myriapod)
Class: Symphyla
-37.8571, 145.322
Field Notes
Description:
Tiny, fast moving ,white segmented creatures with about 12 pairs of legs, a pair of cerci and beaded antennae.
Habitat:
Found under bark on an algae covered damp slimy log.
Notes:
These cryptic myriapods feed on detritus in the soil and sometimes on root hairs. They are more closely related to millipedes than centipedes.
Interesting reading:
http://peonyden.blogspot.com.au/2010_04_01_archive.html <br>
Two good spottings of these little creatures by Tom15 and martinl <br>
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21365102 <br>
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11448424
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Symphyla
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PublishedAugust 16, 2014
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