I remember when I first saw this pic, easily the most impressive centipede I have ever seen, even if it appears defanged. I heard these black centipedes used to be more common in the trade some time ago. Now I only hear about them in stories about the Galapagos or some island off the coast of...
This is great! Getting more into the hobby again only to find this and find that Ken the Bug Guy is only 17 minutes away! I'll try to make it next week.
Swifty's freebie
I ordered a 2" L. parahybana from Swift's and for a freebie I got a 1/4" one as well. Not only is this my 1st experience with this species but it's also the 1st time I've ever had a T smaller than 2" (the freebie.)
Being only 1/4", I'm almost certain it's husbandry...
My 1st T was a B. smithi that was mislabeled and (lucky for me) priced as a $19 G. rosea. Don't really remember what came after that but it included an H. lividum, P. murinus, A. versicolor, G. rosea, and another P. murinus.
All of these in one way or another have passed on so I've been...
Well if there is one thing you can love Petco for is when a goof up is made and the next thing you know, you're walking out of the store with a 2" B. Smithi that was labeled as a $19.99 G. rosea.
For the good of the hobby, wouldn't it have made better sense to give a quick and simple answer and then tell him about using the search function next time rather than berate him and insult his intelligence from the outset?
Um, so about them scolopendra farms...
http://www.903china.com/doce/jj.htm
Really need to look for it but I could've sworn there was a documentary showing a centipede breeding farm and the benefits of scolopendra venom.
The orb-weaver (banana spider?) was at the public market in Tagaytay above the vendors. There was alot of them. From my understanding the ones in the jungle get huge.
Those huntsman spiders turned out to be very common. I saw them in every town.
I wish I had the opportunity to see a...
Just got back from the Philippines. Saw some cool things. I have no idea what species they are. Sorry for the crappy pix.
This was an orb-weaver. These things were huge. Biggest orb-weaving spider I've ever seen in person. It's legspan is easily the palm of my hand
This thing was...
I did a scolopendra search @ amazon and came up with this interesting book.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007JBNUA/qid=1136865417/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i4_xgl14/104-9840752-9415923?n=507846&s=books&v=glance
Anyone ever read it?
Man I have to say this pede ranks up there with the Malay Jewel (I would use scientific names, but give me a break how many subspinipes are there?)
Does anyone know the availability of this species? In the USA?
My S. subspinipes (Malay Cherry-Red) ate a bite-size (human-size that is!) piece of a Subway roast beef sandwich. I just recieved it in the mail so I had it in an empty 10 gal while I prepped it's tank. My buddy shows up and puts the last of his sandwich in the tank. I didn't even know what...
Steven, you have a pede collection only I can dream about :worship:
You're the first person I've seen with one of these Malaysian black tip bronze pedes.
It wouldn't surprise me if next week you have a 14" Malay Jewel! Absolutely awesome pede man and please keep sharing!
Easily my 8.5" Malay Cherry Red subspinipes. All my pedes are fast, aggressive and quick-reacting but NONE are as fast, quick-reacting, and SUPER aggressive as my Malay.
Feeding time, picture time, or anything involving the removal of the tank lid is quite an adventure. It actually died...
It's cool knowing there's polymorphas out and about so close but I wonder how close their range is to the Bay Area.
My lady's family is from Sac so maybe I'll go pede hunting next time we visit.
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