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Ironclad with cream markings - Nosoderma diabolicum
Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

Ironclad with cream markings - Nosoderma diabolicum
Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA
December 28, 2007
Size: about 19.5mm
The rule is blurry due to being some distance below. I experimented using a shallower deli container so I could get closer to the subject with my Canon closeup lens and capture more whole-body detail.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 9 February, 2008 - 9:03pm

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