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American Giant Millipede - Narceus americanus
Copyright © 2005 Hannah Nendick-Mason

American Giant Millipede - Narceus americanus
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
October 15, 2005
Size: 75mm
Detail of head.

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American Giant Millipede - Narceus americanus American Giant Millipede - Narceus americanus
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Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 16 October, 2005 - 1:11pm
Last updated 16 October, 2005 - 2:26pm

I can't tell from this intere
I can't tell from this interesting photo of the head, but, based on the olive color, this may be Narceus gordanus (Chamberlin) instead of N. americanus (Beauvois).
… Rowland Shelley, 6 March, 2007 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

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