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Photo#582546
Tiny Centipede

Tiny Centipede
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
September 29, 2011
Size: 3.5 mm
Found under a rock in my yard at night

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Tiny Centipede Tiny Centipede

Moved
Moved from Centipedes.

Makes us think of Symphyla

 
You're right
This is a symphylan, you can tell because of the "heart-shaped" head.

 
Haha sorry I didn't realize i
Haha sorry I didn't realize it had already been moved!

 
That's okay
thanks for the diagnostic note. Is a symphylan neither centipede nor millipede?

 
Symphyla are their own class,
Symphyla are their own class, neither millipede nor centipede. They are myriapods though, and more closely related to millipedes than centipedes, even though they look somewhat like immature centipedes.

 
Oh -
it sure does look like that, down to the dark region in its center. Thanks!

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