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TheFishGuy
26th of February 2008 (Tue), 19:45
Well, it does not have gills so I need some help with ID of this one :). This is a pic I took a while ago and came across it while looking though my files. It was found upstate NY during the summer.

Any ideas?

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w177/cpaparo/bug.jpg

Thanks
Chris
Mike4BekA
26th of February 2008 (Tue), 22:21
Centipeed maybe?? Looks to not have 1,000 but only a hundred legs? Could be way off though :)

Nice shot
LordV
27th of February 2008 (Wed), 00:50
LOvely capture- think it is a millepede - seems to have two legs per segment on each side (for most segments anyway).
Brian V.
Matatazela
27th of February 2008 (Wed), 03:35
A misnamed millipede? It definitely fits millipede but is rather short...
johnkermit1
27th of February 2008 (Wed), 06:15
maybe a minipede....lol
it does resemble a millipede. but it looks more flat like a woodlouse,
the millipedes i see here in florida are more round-bodied...
nice shot.

Sigmoria aberrans
Red-sided flat millipede
http://bugguide.net/node/view/5539/bgimage
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahzmin19904/762535913/in/pool-myriapoda/
TheFishGuy
27th of February 2008 (Wed), 12:14
maybe a minipede....lol
it does resemble a millipede. but it looks more flat like a woodlouse,
the millipedes i see here in florida are more round-bodied...
nice shot.

Sigmoria aberrans
Red-sided flat millipede
http://bugguide.net/node/view/5539/bgimage
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahzmin19904/762535913/in/pool-myriapoda/

It does look a lot like the critters in these links. I was unsure because it did not have a lot of legs like a millipede, but the legs did not seem long like a lot of centipedes I have found. This one is about 2" long and the diameter of a pencil. But like I said, it does not have gills, so I am just guessing :)

Chris
johnkermit1
28th of February 2008 (Thu), 06:04
true...i just did a google search for flat millipede..i think. ive never seen one before, that i recall. it may be the above listed, or perhaps one very similar
bandit 1
28th of February 2008 (Thu), 07:01
Hiya Chris,

Great shot, I think I did an ID on one of these ages back, not sure but it could be Millipede - Sigmoria latior ? hope that's of some help.

Cheers for now
Mark
johnkermit1
28th of February 2008 (Thu), 09:19
bandit, i think you are right...i didnt read into the source well enough...oops
thanks for the info.