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The body of an adult Scutigera coleoptrata is typically 25 to 35 mm (1.0 to 1.4 in) in length, although larger specimens are sometimes encountered. [6] Up to 15 pairs of long legs are attached to the rigid body. Together with the antennae they give the centipede an appearance of being 75 to 100 mm (3 to 4 in) in length. [6]
Scutigera is a centipede genus in the scutigeromorph (house centipede) family Scutigeridae, a group of centipedes with long limbs and true compound eyes (which were once thought to be secondary, re-evolved "pseudofacetted eyes" [1]).
Scutigeromorpha is an order of centipedes also known as house centipedes. [1] These centipedes are found in the temperate and tropical parts of every continent except Antarctica, with their distribution significantly expanded by the introduction of the Mediterranean species Scutigera coleoptrata throughout Europe, Asia, and North America.
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 ...
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Scolopendra species are active predators, feeding primarily on insects and other invertebrates.Larger specimens have been observed preying on frogs, tarantulas, lizards, birds, snakes, rodents, and even bats. [3]
A number of different centipede species in the family Scutigeridae are known as the house centipede, including: Scutigera coleoptrata , originally from the Mediterranean region, but now found almost worldwide
Scolopendromorpha is an order of centipedes also known as tropical centipedes [1] or bark centipedes. [2] [3] This order includes about 700 species in five families.These centipedes are found nearly worldwide, with tropical and subtropical regions providing the richest diversity in species. [4]