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Soil centipede

Geophilomorpha sp.

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39.6443, -74.3673

Field Notes

Description:

has a lot of legs and amber color

Habitat:

leaves and dirt

Species ID Suggestions

Millipede

Trigoniulus Corallinus
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Soil centipede

Geophilomorpha sp.

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Comments (2)
jumpingspiderman
Not a millipede, but a soil centipede. Centipedes have long antennae and only one pair of legs per body segment, while millipedes have short antennae and two pairs of legs per segment.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2012

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