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Geophilus varians - female
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Geophilus varians - Female
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
December 31, 2022
ID'd by Dr. Derek Hennen here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145532346

He notes, "Based on examination of preserved specimen. This species has long ultimate legs, which you can see in the second photo, though out of focus."

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Geophilus varians - female Geophilus varians - female
Contributed by Joe Girgente on 3 January, 2023 - 2:44pm

Moved
Moved from Geophilus.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 January, 2023 - 2:54pm

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