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brown centipede - Lithobius forficatus
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brown centipede - Lithobius forficatus
New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
April 21, 2013
Size: 35 mm
Lithobius forficatus, a common holarctic sp. In punky wood of old snag in red maple swamp. Larger image here.

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Contributed by ophis on 26 April, 2013 - 5:58am
Last updated 4 May, 2014 - 12:44pm

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

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