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Full Body Shot This is another centipede to represent a full body in focus shot. Geotagged,Scolopendra polymorpha,Sonoran Desert centipede,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Full Body Shot

This is another centipede to represent a full body in focus shot.

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  1. Excellent reference shot that is extremely useful for identification. And the species is beautiful in its own way :) Posted 9 years ago

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''Scolopendra polymorpha'', the common desert centipede, tiger centipede, banded desert centipede, or Sonoran Desert centipede, is indigenous to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, north to the Pacific coast. It inhabits dry grasslands, forest, and desert; in these habitats, the centipedes generally take up residence under rocks, though they have been observed creating burrows in suitable environments and inside rotting logs. Their bodies generally reaches 4–7 in in length. Coloration.. more

Similar species: Tropical Centipedes
Species identified by Stephen Philips
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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded Jun 9, 2016. Captured Jun 9, 2016 09:10 in E Britton Way, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA.
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 400mm