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Scolopendra heros
:+: Giant Redheaded Centipede:+: -> has an average length of 6.5 inches (170 mm), but can reach up to 8 in (200 mm).[1] Its trunk bears 21 or 23 pairs of legs.[2] It is aposematically colored, to warn off potential predators, and a number of color variants are known in the species.
In general, centipedes can live in a wide variety of habitats. They can be found not only in a desert habitat, but also in the tropics, and at the seashore. Centipedes can be found under stones, logs, bark, in crevices, and in litter and soil.
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thank u guys!happy new year!!!!
Fabulous!
Excelent shot !
My centipede almost reach 7 inches, I think is a giant too !
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/690...
lol... looks like my comment didn't post all the way... but between 'awesome and scolopendra' was 'I recently purchased a scolopendra s. dehaani' lol
thanks Crysta...happy holidays everyone...:-)
Awesome!!! beautiful!
Scolopendra subspinipes dehaani :D
thank you harsha...
Brilliant!
thank you maam alice...:-)
Breath-taking picture!