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Scolopendra heros, commonly known as the Arizona desert centipede, giant desert centipede, giant Sonoran centipede, Texas black-tailed centipede, Texas redheaded centipede, and giant redheaded centipede, is a species of North American centipede found in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.
Scolopendra morsitans, also known as the Tanzanian blue ringleg [2] or red-headed centipede, [3] is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] S. morsitans is the type species for the genus Scolopendra .
Despite the name, no species of centipede has exactly 100 legs; the number of pairs of legs is an odd number that ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs. [ 1 ] Centipedes are predominantly generalist carnivorous , hunting for a variety of prey items that can be overpowered.
Scolopendra species are active predators, feeding primarily on insects and other invertebrates.Larger specimens have been observed preying on frogs, tarantulas, lizards, birds, snakes, rodents, and even bats. [3]
Their bodies generally reach 4–7 in (10–18 cm) in length. Coloration is variable, hence the species name polymorpha which means "many forms", and alternative common names like "multicolored centipede". The body segments have one dark lateral stripe, so they are also known as the tiger centipede or tiger-striped centipede.
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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 ...
Ssm6a (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans 6), or μ-SLPTX-Ssm6a, is a toxin from the venom of the Chinese red-headed centipede. It has strong analgesic properties, probably owing to its strong inhibitory effects on Nav1.7 channels.