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Centipede
Copyright © 2004 Jonathan Wagner

Centipede
North Judson, Indiana, USA
August 31, 2004
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Contributed by Jonathan Wagner on 1 September, 2004 - 9:05pm
Last updated 7 March, 2007 - 10:34pm

Moved
Moved from Tropical Centipedes.
… Lynette Schimming, 7 March, 2007 - 10:34pm login or register to post comments

Lithobiomorpha
A representative of the order Lithobiomorpha. Note the 15 pairs of short legs and pedal segments and the "tergite heteronomy," or the presence of alternative long and short dorsal segmental sclerites; this is an adaptation to reduce side-to-side undulations, which hinder fast movement forward.
… Rowland Shelley, 7 March, 2007 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

Most definitely a Lithobiomor
Most definitely a Lithobiomorpha specie.
… Steve Ferguson II, 19 April, 2006 - 11:05am login or register to post comments

I think
this one may be one of the Lithobiomorphas.
… Lynette Schimming, 16 April, 2005 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

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