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Centipede
Copyright © 2013 Andrew Hoffman

Centipede
Splinter Ridge FWA, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
February 9, 2013
It looks to be a soil centipede (very tiny), but can anyone get it down lower than that? Found under a rock along a small, wooded stream.
Contributed by Andrew Hoffman on 9 February, 2013 - 6:05pm
Last updated 11 October, 2013 - 2:22pm

probably Geophilus flavus
Probably this is G. flavus but examination under a microscope is required for a certain ID. It could also be Arenophilus bipuncticeps. Either way it belongs in the family Geophilidae.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 23 May, 2014 - 1:57pm

Moved
Moved from Centipedes.
… Sam McNally, 11 October, 2013 - 2:22pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 18 February, 2013 - 7:26pm

Mysterious order
We don't have any regulars here who can identify centipedes more specifically than order Geophilomorpha.
… John F. Carr, 18 February, 2013 - 7:25pm

 
Thanks
I figured they might be tough
… Andrew Hoffman, 18 February, 2013 - 9:51pm

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