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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Bristly Millipedes (Polyxenida) » Polyxenidae » Polyxenus
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bristly millipede - Polyxenus
Copyright © 2017 Joyce Gross

bristly millipede - Polyxenus
Chabot Park, Castro Valley, Alameda County, California, USA
January 2, 2017
Size: 2.5-3mm
Found a few of these inside a partially dead/decaying burl on a bay tree (Umbellularia californica). The tree had many burls near the base.
I think this is a beetle larva but am not sure. I remember seeing a photo of something like this years ago -- now can't find it!

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 3 January, 2017 - 1:17am
Last updated 3 January, 2017 - 2:57pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 January, 2017 - 4:56am login or register to post comments

 
thanks Ken!
No wonder I couldn't figure out what this was -- not an insect! Need to get a look at its legs.
… Joyce Gross, 3 January, 2017 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

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