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Soil centipede - Lithobius forficatus

Soil centipede - Lithobius forficatus
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 8, 2004
Another one found digging in my garden. Energetic little thing! Not nearly as many segments as a different one I posted last week.

Moved
Moved from Stone Centipedes.

Lithobius forficatus
Based on:

- >25 antennal segments
- triangular projections on tergites 9, 11, 13

Order Lithobiomorpha; I don't
Order Lithobiomorpha; I don't know genus & species.

Pretty Sure
this is a Lithobiomorpha.

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