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Eastern Bark Centipede
Hemiscolopendra marginata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Greenhouse MillipedeOxidus gracilis
Florida Blue CentipedeScolopendra viridis
Common Desert CentipedeScolopendra polymorpha
Cryptops floridanus
Giant Desert CentipedeScolopendra heros
Minor Blueleg CentipedeRhysida longipes
Eastern Red CentipedeScolopocryptops sexspinosus
Mediterranean Banded CentipedeScolopendra cingulata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,548 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 661 |
| North Carolina | 556 |
| Tennessee | 481 |
| Georgia | 459 |
| Alabama | 430 |
| Kentucky | 251 |
| Virginia | 170 |
| South Carolina | 162 |
| Mississippi | 154 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Centipedes · Chilopoda |
| Order | Tropical Centipedes · Scolopendromorpha |
| Family | Scolopendrid Centipedes · Scolopendridae |
| Genus | Hemiscolopendra |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Eastern Bark Centipede with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.