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Millipede-like thing
Copyright © 2006 Graham Montgomery

Millipede-like thing
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
November 6, 2006
Size: 4-5 mm, I think
In a rotten log
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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 14 December, 2006 - 8:24am
Last updated 20 February, 2007 - 12:06am

Moved
Moved from Soldier flies.
… Keith Bayless, 20 February, 2007 - 12:06am login or register to post comments

Stratiomyidae, subfamily Pachygastrinae
Stratiomyidae, subfamily Pachygastrinae
… Norm Woodley, 8 January, 2007 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

Soldier fly larvae
Stratiomyiidae, aren't they weird looking? They also have calcium carbonate crystals arranged in a kind of hexagonal 'armor' on their cuticles for protection.
… Keith Bayless, 14 December, 2006 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

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