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Centipede
Copyright © 2008 Ken Schneider

Centipede
Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, USA
October 4, 2008
Size: ~ 2 cm
Found on an outside wall of my apartment complex.
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 4 October, 2008 - 5:20pm
Last updated 22 October, 2008 - 9:07pm

Yes...
This is a nice clear image of a stone centipede (Lithobiomorpha). Not particularly aggressive if handled, but will bite if severely provoked.

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/13169
… Ross Hill, 22 October, 2008 - 7:23pm

 
Thanks!!
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… Ken Schneider, 22 October, 2008 - 9:07pm

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