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Lightning

centipede
centipede
Lightning was found in the dirt in the park. Lightning is very obviously a centipede of some sort with a pair of appendages on each segment.

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Lightning was identified as a Stone Centipede (Lamyctes emarginitus). The first appendages can deliver venom to attack spiders and other small invertebrates. These centipedes normally live in a damp environment.