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millipede with eggs - Narceus americanus-annularis-complex - female
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millipede with eggs - Narceus americanus-annularis-complex - Female
Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
May 17, 2010
Size: about an inch in diameter
Found this millipede with what appears to be eggs when I disturbed some debris by the side of my house. Can someone ID the species?

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millipede with eggs - Narceus americanus-annularis-complex - female millipede with eggs - Narceus americanus-annularis-complex - female
Contributed by sfloydevans on 17 May, 2010 - 12:11pm
Last updated 11 June, 2013 - 11:17am

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.
… Ben Coulter, 11 June, 2013 - 11:17am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 19 May, 2010 - 5:06pm

Giant American Millipede?
Possibly a Giant American Millipede (Narceus americanus)? I'm no expert though.
… Stephen, 17 May, 2010 - 12:22pm

 
Thanks Stephen
I looked at other photos of that species, and that's most certainly what mine looked like! They are very common in and around my yard!
… sfloydevans, 17 May, 2010 - 2:21pm

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