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Geophilus insculptus
Species of soil centipede From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Geophilus insculptus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found across temperate Europe, especially Britain and Ireland.[1][2][3][4]
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Etymology
The name comes from Latin 'insculptus', meaning 'engraved'.[5]
Biology
Geophilus insculptus is a long (up to 40 mm (1.6 in)) earth centipede or wire worm and is pale yellow in colour with a darker head. It has between 45 and 53 pairs of legs. In the upper layer of the soil, under stones etc. Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
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