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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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Big scarey bug!! - Scolopendra heros
Copyright © 2013 gapaty

Big scarey bug!! - Scolopendra heros
Boone County, Arkansas, USA
June 1, 2013
What is this monster???
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Contributed by gapaty on 1 June, 2013 - 2:59pm
Last updated 24 April, 2014 - 11:17am

Scolopendra heros
Based on size and color, a very distinctive and beautiful centipede.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 24 April, 2014 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tropical Centipedes.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 24 April, 2014 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

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Moved from Centipedes.
… Sam McNally, 5 October, 2013 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

If you want more information,
click on the link to Centipedes above the picture.
This is a big one, and they can inflict painful bites.
… stan gilliam, 1 June, 2013 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

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… John F. Carr, 1 June, 2013 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

It's a centipede.
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… stan gilliam, 1 June, 2013 - 2:59pm login or register to post comments

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