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08-MAR-2012

Lepismatidae

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Guest 26-Feb-2014 03:14
This may actually be Machilidae from the order Microcoryphia. Otherwise known as the jumping bristletails. The large compound eyes so close together is the distinctive feature as well as the humpbacked appearance. Lepismatidae have smaller eyes spaces apart and appear flattened.
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