Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Black Lithobius 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
- Lithobius pilicornis
- Lithobius forficatus
- Lithobius melanops
- Lithobius microps
- Lithobius crassipes
- Lithobius tricuspis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Chilopoda
- Order
- Lithobiomorpha
- Family
- Lithobiidae
- Genus
- Lithobius
- Species
- Lithobius calcaratus
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