Brown Centipede / Stonoga

Description:

It is between 18 and 30 mm long and up to 4 mm broad and is a chestnut brown colour The Lithobiomorpha represent the other main group of anamorphic centipedes; they also reach a mature length of 15 thoracic segments. This group has lost the compound eyes, and sometimes has no eyes altogether. Instead, its eyes have facets or groups of facets. Its spiracles are paired and can be found laterally. Every leg-bearing segment of this organism has a separate tergite. It also has relatively short antennae and legs. Two families are included, Henicopidae and Lithobiidae. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithobiomor...)

Habitat:

It is a common European centipede of the family Lithobiidae, although its distribution is not exclusive to Europe. Like most lithobiids, it is found in the upper layers of soil, particularly under rocks and rotting logs. This species can be fairly easily identified by an experienced myriapodologist by its reaction to being revealed, which is to run extremely quickly for cover. This is different from many of the other species of large lithobiid, which tend to be less extreme in their evasion behaviour.