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Soil centipede

Geophilomorpha sp.

Description:

has a lot of legs and amber color

Habitat:

leaves and dirt

2 Species ID Suggestions

Collier Kids
Collier Kids 12 years ago
Millipede
Trigoniulus Corallinus
Soil centipede
Geophilomorpha sp.


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2 Comments

ThePinappleMan
ThePinappleMan 12 years ago

Thanks

jumpingspiderman
jumpingspiderman 12 years ago

Not a millipede, but a soil centipede. Centipedes have long antennae and only one pair of legs per body segment, while millipedes have short antennae and two pairs of legs per segment.

ThePinappleMan
Spotted by
ThePinappleMan

Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, USA

Spotted on Feb 18, 2012
Submitted on Feb 18, 2012

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