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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Tropical Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha) » Scolopendridae » Hemiscolopendra » Florida Blue Centipede (Hemiscolopendra marginata)
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Scolopendromorpha sp - Hemiscolopendra marginata
Copyright © 2004 Lynette Schimming

Scolopendromorpha sp - Hemiscolopendra marginata
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
May 15, 2004
Found in the neighbor's tub...they tried but couldn't squish it, and called me...I convinced them to hand it over and got these shots...I released it outside, but don't know if it survived the squishing attempt.
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 19 February, 2005 - 2:10pm
Last updated 19 March, 2008 - 10:24am

Scolopendridae
Hemiscolopendra marginata (Say, 1821), a common centipede from the James River, Virginia, to southern peninsular Florida, ranging westward to Oklahoma and Presidio Co., TX, west of Big Bend Nat. Pk. It frequently enters houses & buildings.
… Rowland Shelley, 7 March, 2007 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tropical Centipedes.

Thank you, Ed.
… Lynette Schimming, 26 February, 2007 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

Hemiscolopendra marginata
Definitely this species. Note the full bluish dorsum, and blue "tick" marks on the legs.
… Ed Corey, 26 February, 2007 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

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