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Scolopendra gigantea, also known as the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede, is a centipede in the genus Scolopendra. It is the largest centipede species in the world, with a length exceeding 30 centimetres (12 in). [2] Specimens may have 21 or 23 segments. [3]
Original – The Scolopendra gigantea, AKA the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or the Amazonian giant centipede. It can grow up to 12 inches! (30 centimetres) Reason The picture is of good quality and depicts the centipede well. Although one of its sides appears to be shaking/in motion.
Scolopendra are mostly very large centipedes. The largest species found in tropical climates can exceed 30 cm (12 in) and are the largest living centipedes in the world. [ 2 ] All Scolopendra species can deliver a painful bite , injecting venom through their forcipules , which are not fangs or other mouthparts; rather, these are modified legs ...
A new and unusually versatile species of centipede called Scolopendra cataracta has been identified by scientists. Newly discovered species of 'horrific-looking' giant centipede will give you ...
Nearly all species in this family have four ocelli (simple eyes) on each side of the head and only 21 pairs of legs, but there are exceptions: two scolopendrid species feature more legs (Scolopendropsis bahiensis, with 21 or 23 leg pairs, [2] and S. duplicata, with 39 or 43 leg pairs), [3] and some scolopendrid species are eyeless and blind (e.g., Cormocephalus sagmus, C. pyropygus, and C. delta).
Scolopendra subspinipes is a species of very large centipede found throughout southeastern Asia. One of the most widespread and common species in the genus Scolopendra, it is also found on virtually all land areas around and within the Indian Ocean, all of tropical and subtropical Asia from Russia to the islands of Malaysia and Indonesia, Australia, South and Central America, the Caribbean ...
Ethmostigmus rubripes, commonly known as the giant centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. It is a solitary nocturnal predator found across Asia and Oceania , with three subspecies currently described.
Scolopendra galapagoensis, also known as the Galápagos centipede [3] [4] and Darwin's goliath centipede, [5] [6] is species of very large centipede in the family Scolopendridae. [7] It is the only representative of the genus Scolopendra on the Galapagos Islands , among twelve other species of centipede present on the Islands.