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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Tropical Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha) » Scolopendridae » Scolopendra » Giant Redheaded Centipede (Scolopendra heros)
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Giant Desert Centipede - Scolopendra heros
Copyright © 2007 Carol L. Breton

Giant Desert Centipede - Scolopendra heros
Texas Canyon, Dragoon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
October 9, 2007
Size: 6" or larger
Driving in to work on the dirt road that leads to my office, I spotted this huge centipede. I had never seen anything like it before.

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Contributed by Carol L. Breton on 1 September, 2008 - 3:14pm

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