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Orange footed centipede

Cormocephalus aurant

Description:

Myriapod with 21-23 pairs of legs (not 100). They have large fangs a painful but usually not dangerous bite. The tail cerci mimic antennae making it hard for a predator to know which end to attack

Notes:

http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_78.php...

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1 Comment

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Well it's the depths of winter here for sure.

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Sep 24, 2011
Submitted on Jul 5, 2012

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