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Blue-legged Centipede

Scolopendra dalmatica

Photo by Crysta Perak
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This blue-legged centipede is about... 5" long, very active and alive. Love its light blue colors. Very striking.

Habitat:

Found under a most log in drought season of southern croatia

Notes:

Very alive! Don't handle unless you know what you are doing. All centipedes carry venom, which is painful!

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Comments (2)
rubens.luciano
Nice picture, but it´s not related to the mission Arthropod-Arthropod Interactions

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedDecember 28, 2011

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