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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Bark Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha) » Scolopendridae » Hemiscolopendra » Eastern Bark Centipede (Hemiscolopendra marginata)
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BioBlitz Bug 122 - Hemiscolopendra marginata
Copyright © 2013 Louisiana State Arthropod Museum

BioBlitz Bug 122 - Hemiscolopendra marginata
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA
May 16, 2013
Photos taken during the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park BioBlitz 2013. Photo by Jong-Seok Park.

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Contributed by Louisiana State Arthropod Museum on 17 May, 2013 - 1:05pm
Last updated 4 May, 2014 - 7:16pm

Moved
Moved from Florida Blue Centipede.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 4 May, 2014 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tropical Centipedes.
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Moved
Moved from Tropical Centipedes.
… Sam McNally, 11 October, 2013 - 2:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Centipedes.
… Sam McNally, 11 October, 2013 - 2:29pm login or register to post comments

This appears to have 20 segme
This appears to have 20 segments/leg pairs, which might mean it's a juvenile Scolopendromorph. I can't tell if it has ocelli or not from these photos, but knowledge of that may allow narrower ID (Cryptopidae and Plutoniumidae lack ocelli)
… Sam McNally, 11 October, 2013 - 2:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
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