#4938 · 🪼 jellyfish, starfish, worms & co
Boreal Yellow-headed Soil Centipede
🇳🇱 Aardduizendpoot ·Geophilus flavus
🪼 Jellyfish, starfish, worms & co 📍 in the Netherlands
📍 Capital Regional District, BC, Canada
📍 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, USA
📍 Иркутская обл., Россия, 664017
📍 Yardley Hill, London, UK
📍 Gwynedd, UK
📍 Robin Hood Garden, Hackney, London, UK
📍 Egham, England, GB
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Nataël Adam · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © David Renoult · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Matthew Vosper · CC BY 4.0
- 4. Capital Regional District, BC, Canada:© Shawn Brescia · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, USA:© Cedric Lee · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. Иркутская обл., Россия, 664017:© absolutex · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Yardley Hill, London, UK:© Joss Carr · CC BY 4.0
- 8. Gwynedd, UK:© Cameron Wilkins · CC BY 4.0
- 9. Robin Hood Garden, Hackney, London, UK:© Joss Carr · CC BY 4.0
- 10. Egham, England, GB:© Alexandre · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
Geophilus flavus is a species of centipede in the family Geophilidae. The Geophilidae (like other members of Geophilomorpha) are called soil centipedes. It is terrestrial and commonly found at seashore locations.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 7 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 1,473 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Charles De Geer in 1778 (248 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Boreal Yellow-headed Soil Centipede
- Nederlands
- Aardduizendpoot
- scientific name
- Geophilus flavus
- class
- Chilopoda
- order
- Geophilomorpha
- family
- Geophilidae
- sightings in NL
- 7
- sightings in Europe
- 333
- sightings worldwide
- 1,473
- GBIF records in NL
- 28
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1778 by Charles De Geer
relatives· Geophilidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 133160, Wikidata Q1953896, GBIF 2233687, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.