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House centipede

Description:

measured 5-6cm in length.with 6 orange spots along the mid body and golden dots along sides.

Habitat:

dry vegetation with plenty of moisture

Notes:

spotted it near human habitation.They administer venom through modified legs. These are not part of their mandibles, so strictly speaking they sting rather than bite. They are mostly nocturnal hunters.

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2 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

long legs!

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

What a beautiful creature.

Gopal murali
Spotted by
Gopal murali

Thanjavur (தஞ்சாவூர்), Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Sep 23, 2011
Submitted on May 18, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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