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Bristletail sp

Bristletail sp
Stevens Creek County Park, Santa Clara County, California, USA
July 5, 2009
Size: ~ 6 mm
Microcoryphia, Bristletail sp, large eyes touching, no ocelli apparent (see linked image); metallic coppery scales; central caudal appendage much longer than cerci; # tarsal segments uncertain -- see link. Very fast mover, working through dry soil in broad daylight, midday. Possible to ID determine Machilidae or Meinertellidae?

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