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Pachydesmus crassicutis GIGANTIC millipede found in a flood plain near a pond. Rolled up, this beauty could barely fit in my palm! <br />
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Pachydesmus crassicutis

GIGANTIC millipede found in a flood plain near a pond. Rolled up, this beauty could barely fit in my palm!

Pachydesmus crassicutis GIGANTIC millipede found in a flood plain near a pond. Even rolled up, this beauty could barely fit in my palm!<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/96520/pachydesmus_crassicutis.html Geotagged,Pachydesmus crassicutis,Spring,United States

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''Pachydesmus crassicutis'' is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. It is found in North America. It is the largest bodied xystodesmid in the United States.

Similar species: Polydesmida
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jun 25, 2020. Captured Jun 13, 2020 12:20 in 151 W Main St, Collinsville, AL 35961, USA.
  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/22.0
  • 1/49s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm