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Reddish centipede - Scolopocryptops sexspinosus

Reddish centipede - Scolopocryptops sexspinosus
Schooley Mill Park, Howard County, Maryland, USA
November 4, 2014
Size: ~1.5"
I count 22 pairs of legs, but I might be off a pair or so. I may be counting something that's not a leg. Two under a rotting log. Help! Thanks!

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Scolopocryptops…
Looks like 23 pairs. Possibly S. sexspinosus.

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