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centipede

Description:

large centipede, 6" plus

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this in Xe Pian National Protected Area.

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4 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Yeah, Nicholas, I saw that too and commented on it. He was in Mexico, if I remember correctly and this was in Laos so I'm not sure if its the same or related.

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 12 years ago

Hey Dan, I saw a posting in the spring with a kid holding a dead one like the one you posted.. here's the link..
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/690...

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

I'm still searching but I do think you are on the right track. Looks like it could be a species of Scolopendra.

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

ປາກເຊ, Champasak, Laos

Spotted on Jan 4, 2009
Submitted on Oct 4, 2011

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