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Scolopendra gigantea, also known as the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede, is a centipede in the genus Scolopendra. It is the largest centipede species in the world, with a length exceeding 30 centimetres (12 in). [2] Specimens may have 21 or 23 segments. [3]
Original – The Scolopendra gigantea, AKA the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or the Amazonian giant centipede. It can grow up to 12 inches! (30 centimetres) Reason The picture is of good quality and depicts the centipede well. Although one of its sides appears to be shaking/in motion.
Scolopendra galapagoensis, also known as the Galápagos centipede [3] [4] and Darwin's goliath centipede, [5] [6] is species of very large centipede in the family Scolopendridae. [7] It is the only representative of the genus Scolopendra on the Galapagos Islands , among twelve other species of centipede present on the Islands.
S. heros is found in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, from New Mexico and Arizona in the west to Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana in the east. Although this species is commonly referred to as the "giant desert centipede" because of its presence in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, and other arid and semi-arid habitats, S. heros is also found in rocky woodland areas, such ...
A new and unusually versatile species of centipede called Scolopendra cataracta has been identified by scientists. Newly discovered species of 'horrific-looking' giant centipede will give you ...
Scolopendra subspinipes is a species of very large centipede found throughout southeastern Asia. One of the most widespread and common species in the genus Scolopendra, it is also found on virtually all land areas around and within the Indian Ocean, all of tropical and subtropical Asia from Russia to the islands of Malaysia and Indonesia, Australia, South and Central America, the Caribbean ...
Airport security stopped the smuggler, who was also carrying nine bullet ants illegally taken from the Amazon rainforest
Ethmostigmus rubripes, commonly known as the giant centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. It is a solitary nocturnal predator found across Asia and Oceania , with three subspecies currently described.