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Millipede
Copyright © 2009 miika

Millipede
San Mateo, CA, California, USA
June 7, 2009
Size: 4 inches
Went hiking at Purisima Creek Redwood Preserve and found this large millipede moving across the trail. Of course, I had to snap a shot. Part of the flat-backed millipede?

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Contributed by miika on 9 June, 2009 - 12:10am
Last updated 9 June, 2009 - 4:01pm

Yellow paranotal markings als
Yellow paranotal markings also seem too large and prominent for Harpaphe. R. Shelley
… Rowland Shelley, 27 June, 2009 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

Looks too broad in proportion
Looks too broad in proportion to length for Harpaphe to my eyes. Rowland Shelley
… Rowland Shelley, 27 June, 2009 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

Yes.
Probably the genus Harpaphe. Pretty! Don't lick one, though, their defensive secretion is a cyanide compound.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 June, 2009 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

 
Cyanide?
Thanks Eric! I did not let it touch me, but the stick was the closest I did get in order to get a good photo.
… miika, 15 June, 2009 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

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