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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Flat-backed Millipedes (Polydesmida) » Xystodesmidae » Apheloriini » Apheloria » Apheloria montana
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CentipedeMillipede - Apheloria montana
Copyright © 2014 Julie Simon

CentipedeMillipede - Apheloria montana
Blood Mountain, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
May 19, 2012
I think this is a centipede, but it is rounder than most that I see. Also, the legs at the back end lead me to think it could be, in fact, a millipede. If you can positively identify which is it (not necessarily the species), that would be helpful.
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Contributed by Julie Simon on 3 April, 2014 - 11:42am
Last updated 7 November, 2015 - 8:42pm

Moved
Moved from Apheloria virginiensis montana.
… Jeff Brown, 7 November, 2015 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.

According to Wikipedia, Blood Mountain is on the border of Lumpkin and Union Counties in extreme northern GA. Submission form edited accordingly.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 April, 2014 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

Not sure where May Co. is in
Not sure where May Co. is in GA, but it has the color pattern of Apheloria virginiensis montana (Bollman) (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Is it in the mountains of north GA, which is consistent with the known range of montana.
… Rowland Shelley, 14 April, 2014 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Two pairs of legs per segment = millipede. Centipedes have just one pair per segment.

The experts will be able to take the ID further, so stay tuned.

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 April, 2014 - 12:18pm login or register to post comments

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