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Centipedes & Millipedes

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Millipedes are red, brown, black or coppery coloured with wormlike segments each having at least 2 pairs of legs for each segment. (not to be confused with centipedes that have only one pair of legs per segment).

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Millipede(left)-Florida Agriculture, A group of millipedes (right)-J. Kalisch, UNL

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Soldier Bugs

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Soldier bugs are ‘True Bugs’ and are related to stink bug but are not harmful to your crops. They are a beneficial that we all need in our gardens. It’s not so much that they just eat the bugs but they also LAY their eggs on the dead bodies! 

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Spined soldier bug-Perdue University

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Salamanders

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Salamanders are not insects but really are cold-blooded amphibians. They are not lizard family as they do not have scales. They are another beneficial in nature. 

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Cave Salamander-NCSA, Long Tail Salamander-Ken Felsom

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Earwigs

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Earwigs are dark brown insects, with pincers at the rear end and are about 1.5cm long. They are scary looking especially if you see them in your house.

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Male European Earwig (left), Insect Photos.net, Female Earwig (right)-University of Minnesota Extension Service

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