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Flattish Pinkish Millipede - Polydesmus
Copyright © 2006 Cheryl Moorehead

Flattish Pinkish Millipede - Polydesmus
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
November 9, 2006
Size: 6mm
This appears to be the same species as this
(Kepolydesmus pungo) It was too small to see if it smelled of vinegar and it didn't have the yellow markings that are diagnostic of this species.
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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 9 November, 2006 - 7:27pm
Last updated 9 March, 2007 - 1:56pm

Moved
Moved from Polydesmida.
… john and jane balaban, 9 March, 2007 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

Polydesmus sp
Again, this is a species of the introduced European genus Polydesmus (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae), which are common in gardens in urban environments in North America.
… Rowland Shelley, 6 March, 2007 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

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