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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Soil Centipedes (Geophilomorpha) » Geophilidae » Strigamia
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what kind of Centipede ? - Strigamia
Copyright © 2009 Beth Sands

what kind of Centipede ? - Strigamia
Sunol regional park , Alameda County, California, USA
December 5, 2009
Size: 2 1/2 "
I found this beautiful red Centipede under a log . I usually find the smaller yellow ones or orange colored type , but this one was ruby red . Thanks for any comments to further my buggy knowledge . This was the only one of its kind found after turning over many logs and stones .
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 5 December, 2009 - 6:46pm
Last updated 11 April, 2014 - 8:41am

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… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 11 April, 2014 - 8:41am login or register to post comments

Strigamia
Definitely Strigamia from the bright red color and tapering in body width toward the head.

Unfortunately I'm not familiar with the western centipedes, but I'm working on this one since there are quite a few west coast Strigamia on this site. So you can expect a species ID at some point.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 11 April, 2014 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

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… Eric R. Eaton, 14 December, 2009 - 12:41pm login or register to post comments

eyeless soil centipede - Geophilomorpha ?
It's really cool looking whatever it is! :)

… Andrew Williams, 5 December, 2009 - 7:14pm login or register to post comments

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