Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Georgia Flat-backed Millipede being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rudiloria trimaculata
- Appalachioria calcaria
- Pleuroloma flavipes
- Apheloria montana
- Semionellus placidus
- Apheloria tigana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Diplopoda
- Order
- Polydesmida
- Family
- Xystodesmidae
- Genus
- Cherokia
- Species
- Cherokia georgiana
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