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Georgia Flat-backed Millipede (Cherokia georgiana) Cherokia georgiana - Georgia Flat-backed Millipede Cherokia georgiana,Georgia Flat-backed Millipede,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Georgia Flat-backed Millipede (Cherokia georgiana)

Cherokia georgiana - Georgia Flat-backed Millipede

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    Very valuable species intro, we have only 34 millipedes documented so each new one is much welcome. Posted 4 years ago
    1. View t7iguy's profile
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      So glad I can help..Thanks for all you do!! Posted 4 years ago
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    Awesome! t7iguy! Could you look at this observation of mine and tell me what you think? It looks a LOT like this species!
    Flat-Backed Millipede (Apheloria montana) Crawling through moist leaf litter in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest/Keown Fall Trail in Walker County, Georgia, US.<br /> <br /> Apheloria montana is a millipede belonging to the Xystodesmidae family. It also belongs to the Polydesmida order, one which has the capability of producing cyanide as a defense mechanism. A. montana has a limited range and is only found in isolated parts of Eastern Tennessee, SE Kentucky, SW Virginia, NC, and the Northern parts of Alabama and Georgia. It is ranked as Vulnerable (S3) in both Tennessee and Virginia. Apheloria,Apheloria montana,Flat-Backed Millipede,Flat-backed Millipedes,Geotagged,Polydesmida,United States,Winter,Xystodesmidae,diplopoda,millipede,myriapod,myriapoda
     Posted 4 years ago
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      Thank you !!
      left a note on your observation       Posted 4 years ago
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    weird, double post. sorry! Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago

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The Georgia Flat-backed Millipede

Cherokia georgiana (Bollman) is a species of millipedes of the family Xystodesmidae.

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Similar species: Polydesmida
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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Uploaded Sep 22, 2020. Captured in 736 Oak Creek Rd, Franklin, NC 28734, USA.
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