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Centipede in Middle Tennessee - Hemiscolopendra marginata
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Centipede in Middle Tennessee - Hemiscolopendra marginata
Brush Creek, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
July 1, 2018
Pretty sure this is Hemiscolopendra marginata, Florida Blue Centipede.
Contributed by j michael rowland on 9 May, 2019 - 1:23am
Last updated 15 June, 2019 - 9:39am

Moved
Moved from Bark Centipedes.
… Tyler Hedlund, 15 June, 2019 - 9:39am

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

I suspect you're right about the species, but I'll leave that call to the experts.

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