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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Bark Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha) » Scolopendridae » Hemiscolopendra » Eastern Bark Centipede (Hemiscolopendra marginata)
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Centipede question - Hemiscolopendra marginata
Copyright © 2011 angiemathews

Centipede question - Hemiscolopendra marginata
New Braunfels, TX, Texas, USA
March 23, 2011
Size: 3 1/2"
We have found a couple of these in our house. We have Redheaded Centipedes in our area. (We found one outside a year ago and made her a pet.) Is this a juvenile Redhead?
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Contributed by angiemathews on 23 March, 2011 - 7:09pm
Last updated 4 May, 2014 - 7:16pm

Moved
Moved from Florida Blue Centipede.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 4 May, 2014 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tropical Centipedes.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 4 May, 2014 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

I think Sara might be onto something. Let's see what the experts have to say.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 March, 2011 - 7:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Guys put this down as a flori
Guys put this down as a florida blue centipede! IT IS!
… Ryan T. Minard, 28 March, 2011 - 11:16am login or register to post comments

florida blue?
Looks a lot like a florida blue centipede:


but I'm no expert. They do occur in TX, though.
… Sara Rall , 23 March, 2011 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

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