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Curled centipede - Strigamia chionophila
Copyright © 2011 John F. Carr

Curled centipede - Strigamia chionophila
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 9, 2011
Contributed by John F. Carr on 10 April, 2011 - 5:31pm
Last updated 9 April, 2014 - 8:14am

Moved
Moved from Soil Centipedes.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 9 April, 2014 - 8:14am

Strigamia chionophila
Based on the tapering in body width toward the head, the lack of bright red color, and ~40 pairs of legs.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 9 April, 2014 - 8:13am

Moved
Moved from Centipedes.
… Ray Fisher, 28 November, 2012 - 4:32pm

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