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Centipede
Copyright © 2008 Ken Schneider

Centipede
Huddart Park, San Mateo County, California, USA
October 30, 2008
Size: ~2.5-3 cm
I found this centipede under a log. Is this another one of the "stone centipedes"?

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 30 October, 2008 - 5:02pm
Last updated 5 November, 2008 - 1:43pm

Yes it is...
Very common outdoors (Lithobiomorpha).

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/13169
… Ross Hill, 5 November, 2008 - 1:32pm

 
Thanks again!
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… Ken Schneider, 5 November, 2008 - 1:42pm

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