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Soil centipede - Arctogeophilus umbraticus
Copyright © 2007 Graham Montgomery

Soil centipede - Arctogeophilus umbraticus
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
November 21, 2006
Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 29 March, 2007 - 8:15pm
Last updated 16 July, 2014 - 12:32pm

Arctogeophilus umbraticus
The large, dark head and long fangs identify this species, which is probably the most common geophilomorph in the southeast.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 16 July, 2014 - 12:33pm

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Moved from Soil Centipedes.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 16 July, 2014 - 12:32pm

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