Giant Redheaded Centipede - Scolopendra heros

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Bark Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha) » Scolopendridae » Scolopendra » Giant Redheaded Centipede (Scolopendra heros)

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Copyright © 2008 Charles Schurch Lewallen

Giant Redheaded Centipede - Scolopendra heros

Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
August 20, 2008
Size: aprox. 8 inches

I don't know if we need any more images from Oklahoma of this, but they are always thrilling to see.
Frass ok.

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Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 20 August, 2008 - 11:34am

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