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Centipede
Copyright © 2006 Peter Hollinger

Centipede
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 12, 2006
Size: ~3cm
From the compost bin. You can see the modified-front-leg pincers below the head (at least I think that's what I'm seeing). Are these dangerous?
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Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 12 March, 2006 - 12:20pm
Last updated 13 March, 2006 - 8:35am

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