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Caring Mother Centipede - Geophilus vittatus - female

Caring Mother Centipede - Geophilus vittatus - Female
Roan Mountain State Park, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
August 2, 2012
I peeled back some bark to find a nice suprise.. I've never seen a picture of a centipede protecting her young before, only protecting her eggs. Is this documented?

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Caring Mother Centipede - Geophilus vittatus - female Caring Mother Centipede - Geophilus vittatus - female Caring Mother Centipede - Geophilus vittatus - female

Moved
Moved from Soil Centipedes.

Moved
Moved from Centipedes.

Sweeet!
Sweeet!

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