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Giant Centipede

Scutigeromorpha

Description:

large centipede, maybe the cave centipede, possibly a species of Scutigera or Thereupoda.

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this on a nighthike in Tawau hills park.

2 Species ID Suggestions

House Centipede
Scutigera coleoptrata


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9 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Thanks guys, I've updated and added to my notes.

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 9 years ago

One thing fore sure, it is not a Scutigera coleoptrata.
We really need to find a reliable scientific source to get diagnosis for the all the Scutigeromorpha genera.

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Thanks, Chun. In this case I would suggest Scutigeromorpha as scientific name with Scutigera and Thereupoda as possible genus candidate. I am now even more sceptic about all these IDs in my links. Would that be a good compromise?

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 9 years ago

No, Bayucca, I did not +1 your suggestion.
May also be Thereuopoda sp.

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Chun, is the second "+" from you ;-)...??
Do you agree with Scutigera sp.? I was not that sure about the reliability of the IDs in the links I provided.

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 9 years ago

In Borneo we call them Cave Centipedes because they are not found in houses but common in caves :-)

AmandaCech
AmandaCech 9 years ago

I agree with CandiceB House centipede all the way.

CandiceB
CandiceB 9 years ago

In canada we call them house centipedes!

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on Jan 26, 2014
Submitted on Apr 16, 2014

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