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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Bark Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha) » Scolopendridae » Scolopendra
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Huge Centipede - Scolopendra
Copyright © 2006 Stephen_WV

Huge Centipede - Scolopendra
Mescalero Sands, west of Caprock, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
May 5, 2006
Size: 5 inches
To my Eastern eyes this centipede was huge. He was moving fast and the light was not good, but I managed to snap this before he got away into the tangle of nearby plants. ID confirmation, correction, or elaboration appreciated.
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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 15 May, 2006 - 7:03am
Last updated 28 November, 2012 - 5:21pm

Moved
Moved from Scolopendridae.
… Ray Fisher, 28 November, 2012 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tropical Centipedes.
… Ray Fisher, 28 November, 2012 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

Looks to me like a Scolopendr
Looks to me like a Scolopendra polymorpha. There are many color variations of this centipede (hence the Latin name "polymorpha"), but this one appears identical to the specimen I have from the western Kansas area.

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… Steve-o, 16 May, 2006 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Steve, Thanks very much for your help with this one!

As an easterner, I was pretty shocked by the size of the centipede.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 16 May, 2006 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

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