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Class: Symphyla
Tiny, fast moving ,white segmented creatures with about 12 pairs of legs, a pair of cerci and beaded antennae.
Found under bark on an algae covered damp slimy log.
These cryptic myriapods feed on detritus in the soil and sometimes on root hairs. They are more closely related to millipedes than centipedes.
Interesting reading:
http://peonyden.blogspot.com.au/2010_04_...
Two good spottings of these little creatures by Tom15 and martinl
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/213...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/114...
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