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  2. Scolopendra gigantea - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Scolopendra galapagoensis - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Scolopendra subspinipes - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Giant centipede - Wikipedia

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    Any centipede of the genus Scolopendra, which contains over 70 known species, all of which can reach a length of at least 10 cm (4 inches), with many species exceeding 20 cm (8 inches) Scolopendra gigantea , the largest species of centipede in the world, found in tropical South America

  6. Newly discovered species of 'horrific-looking' giant ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  7. Scolopendra heros - Wikipedia

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    S. heros is found in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, from New Mexico and Arizona in the west to Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana in the east. Although this species is commonly referred to as the "giant desert centipede" because of its presence in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, and other arid and semi-arid habitats, S. heros is also found in rocky woodland areas, such ...

  8. Fossils reveal head of ancient millipede that was biggest bug ...

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    During the Carboniferous Period, Earth's atmospheric oxygen levels surged, helping some plants and animals grow to gigantic proportions. One notable example was Arthropleura, the biggest bug ever ...

  9. Scolopendra alcyona - Wikipedia

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    Scolopendra alcyona, the Halcyon giant centipede, [3] is a species of amphibious centipede found in the Ryukyu Archipelago of Japan and Taiwan. [4] [3] It is the third amphibious member of the genus Scolopendra discovered so far, and the largest species of centipede in Japan, as well as the first new centipede species discovered in Japan for 143 years.