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  1. Salvador

    Scolopendra dehaani/subspinipes ID Confusions and Mis-information

    Hi. Of course, S.dehaani has spines on the terminal legs, but lacks any on the ventral surface of the prefemur, as illustrated. There's little need to look at anything else since it differentiates them pretty easily, the only other species with this feature (or lack) I can think of is S...
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    Been a while, so have some pics.

    Cheers! I don't know the exact numbers, about 80-ish specimens over 17 species, I think :)
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    Been a while, so have some pics.

    Ethmostigmus trigonopodus "Mozambique" Scolopendra polymorpha Scolopendra subspinipes "Black Tip" Scolopendra heros Scolopendra galapagoensis plings :) Scolopendra alternans "Red Giant" (juvenile) Scolopendra hardwickei bonus Lithobius found running about in my shower, decided to...
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    Centipede ID and care please

    You also find members of Lithobiidae in Germany, which is what this one is ;) 15 legs pairs and alternating large and small segments. Cryptopidae have 21 leg pairs, no eyes, and the difference in segments is not as obvious. Easy enough to keep. Substrate to burrow into, some moisture and they...
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    My ethmostigmus rubripes injured from prey fight

    I'm not really worried, it's just personal preference :)
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    My ethmostigmus rubripes injured from prey fight

    It'll most likely fine, I've had a few centipedes take a bite to the antennae before, and while they hate it, theres no long term effects. Along with the fact I don't particularly enjoy seeing inverts kicking away for 10 minutes while the centipede kills them (rare but happens, particularly with...
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    Giant centipede moving head weirdly

    The head plate is definately lifting there, you can see the bubbling from it seperating with the new exo. By now it should have either completed a moult or died from being unable to.
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    Scolopendra dehaani - expectations

    Very hard to say, sometimes you can tell when you get the specimen if it's a bit old looking. I've had some dehaani in the past which seem healthy, only to die within 6 months, but saying this also, I've currently got 7 adults, all of which have been in my care from 1-3 years and all appear...
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    What kind of centipede is this? (Israel)

    I've mated them, there's no difference in terminal leg structure between sexes.
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    Scolopendra hardwickei questions

    What you've outlined there sounds fine, I'd only add in to make sure they're warm too, they really seem to appreciate that. Provided the plings are kept like above, they're pretty tough and grow very quick. I looked after a large number of plings for @Scoly for several weeks and only lost one...
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    scolopendra subspinipes color forms

    It's pretty normal for S.sub plings to be this kind of colour, they lose it as they grow up.
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    What's wrong with my centipede?

    This looks very similar to a retained spiracle lining during moulting (here is a pic of my S.multidens, which had several of these after a failed moult, it did not survive) . If the centipede is acting normally, then I wouldn't worry to much until the next shed, in case it causes further problems.
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    Scolopendra sp: hispaniola

    Mind these have been positively ID'd as S.alternans now. Interesting you mentioned mixing galap colour forms, it struck a bit of conflict in me. Because of the rarity, taxo confusion etc, I'd never consider crossing them, but I was wondering what a 10" male Hispaniola would make of my 5" Haitian...
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    New video - hope it's okay

    Nice one. A bit more more light would be nice, despite the fact they often run away from it (although feeding is a good distraction there).
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    What would be a good starting centipede?

    hm as far as I'm aware, any Ethmostigmus from Africa is trigonopodus for now, there's no morphological difference between any of them. For some info, read pages 48 - 58 of : https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ANNA_105B_0067-0137.pdf
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    Scolopendra dehaani General Summary

    Fair enough, maybe I've misinterpreted what you're saying? While I've not been off to Malaysia myself, I've went by some centipede enthusiasts, including C.H. Lee and Vince Adams findings. This was my original source from back in the day ...
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    Scolopendra sp "hispaniola red giant"/ alternans

    Aye, quite right, no reason for them to follow boundaries. Another small point I can share from personal experience, as far as breeding goes, the babies are a pain in the backside to raise successfully.
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    Scolopendra sp "hispaniola red giant"/ alternans

    Probably down to being less common, found in a national park, and haven't been bred all that much in the hobby, in comparison to Haitians.
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    Scolopendra dehaani General Summary

    Pretty much my favourite of all centipedes, nice work, the only points I can make are : ID - the 3 spines you mention are not really ID factors, other centipedes show these features. ID comes from the absence of spines on the underside of the prefemur. Cherry Reds - It's the other way around...
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    Scolopendra alternans plings

    Last year my female laid, but while at N2 stage, something went wrong, and on checking to see if I had independent plings a couple of weeks after the second picture, found one lone N2, who died a few days later after being removed. This year, she laid again, and seems to have worked better :)
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