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Common Name:
Soil Centipede

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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Superclass: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
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Order: Geophilomorpha
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Location:
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, NY
USA

Date: 4/1/07

Notes: Head appears to be burried in a mushroom. I am guessing that the white millipede with spots is Blaniulus guttulatus and woodlice at botom are in the family Trichoniscidae.

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Soil Centipede
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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