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Oxidus gracilis
- Slightly flattened, distinctly segmented body - Legs usually paler than body - Deep chestnut brown - Male has 30 pairs of legs, female has 31
Native to Japan, these insects live in greenhouses and urban gardens and in woods near urbanised areas year round. They only eat soil and decompasing organic matter; they are not plant pests.
Spotted on Sep 26, 2011
Submitted on Oct 2, 2011
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