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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Bark Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha) » Scolopendridae » Scolopendra » Common Desert Centipede (Scolopendra polymorpha)
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Scolopendra polymorpha
Copyright © 2009 Dave Beaudette

Scolopendra polymorpha
San Pedro House, east of Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 15, 2009
Eating an adult female Stagmomantis limbata.

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Contributed by Dave Beaudette on 18 September, 2009 - 9:19am
Last updated 8 December, 2010 - 7:47pm

Moved
Moved from Scolopendra.
… v belov, 8 December, 2010 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Dave Beaudette, 19 September, 2009 - 9:35am login or register to post comments

neat image
That's a cool shot!
Have to wonder what happened to the mantis, if it just died there. Looks fairly fresh.
… Andrew Williams, 18 September, 2009 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

 
Hi Andrew!
I think the centipede killed the mantis. They were seen first up in a yucca in a precarious position but they dropped down to the ground.
… Dave Beaudette, 18 September, 2009 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

 
wow
That's fascinating. I guess the centipede managed to envenomate the mantis. I'm surprised the mantis didn't get it first.
… Andrew Williams, 18 September, 2009 - 9:42am login or register to post comments

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