On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:38:03 +0000, Jiri Borsky
wrote:

found in abundance in my soil (Midlands).

I would appreciate identification, and even more importantly, advice
whether it is benign, harmful of neutral to my organic gardening.

Should I
(a) greet it with kind words as I do earthworms and ladybirds
(b) stamp on it
(c) ignore it

picture http://tinypic.com/2cngya

It's a centipede - one of your best friends!

As a general rule, if it moves fast it's good, if it moves slow, it's
bad.

Regards,



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