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Lithobius spp - Lithobius forficatus
Copyright © 2006 Steve-o

Lithobius spp - Lithobius forficatus
Warrenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
April 14, 2006
Size: 7/8"
Found this little guy while flipping rocks and logs. Ive kept him for 3 weeks now on damp peat with a cork hide. Readily eats small crickets.
Contributed by Steve-o on 2 May, 2006 - 5:29pm
Last updated 4 May, 2014 - 12:44pm

Moved
Moved from Stone Centipedes.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 4 May, 2014 - 12:44pm

Order Lithobiomorpha; I don't
Order Lithobiomorpha; I don't know genus & species.
… Rowland Shelley, 8 March, 2007 - 7:35am

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