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Weird centipede(?), UK

Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2024 11:23 am
by Jimbo86
I found this whilst doing some cleaning. It was (thankfully) already dead.
My first though was that it was a house centipede, but apparently these are really rare in the UK (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-n ... e-68055122), and the legs look to be too short.
Any other ideas?
It's just under 1 inch in length, and was found in southern England.
Thanks

Re: Weird centipede(?), UK

Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2024 12:16 pm
by Jimbo86
On further inspection, I'm now wondering if it is actually just a common centipede (Lithobius forficatus), and the effects of death (turned from orange to brown and contracted to appear fatter) threw me off?