How long is yours?

[CopperInMyVeins]

I was taking some pictures of my centipede, and I figured I'd put ruler in there for reference, not stretched out or anything, fully stretched and walking around seems to add nearly 2 inches to the length compared to that picture. Let's make this thread all centipedes next to rulers.

 

[Galapoheros]

Hey isn't that kinda private!... haha. I'm going to have to work on that one. I'm going to need to be a little patient. It's hard for me to come across them relaxed and straight. And my Cherry-Red has just shut itself in for some reason. A big pile of sub where it's hole used to be..hmmm, wonder what it's doing... Probably a molt. That's my guess. I kind of assumed it was a male but...I don't know. Be cool to get some babies. I'll try to get a 'ruler' pick of the big S. h. castaneiceps. Nice looking pede you have there. Looks to be a pretty hefty one because if the ruler wasn't there, I wouldn't think it was that long. I would have thought it was shorter because it looks pretty stocky.

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

Well, it did just eat an adult orange headed roach yesterday, that's probably why.

 

[Galapoheros]

Ok, took it outside to run around a little. Hard to get a good, straight measurement. But as far as I can tell, looks like an average of 9.5 inches.
(S. h. castaneiceps)

 

[crashergs]

:-x thats a huge specimen do they get any longer than that?

 

[Galapoheros]

:-x thats a huge specimen do they get any longer than that?

This is surely the biggest one I've ever seen. I got it from someone that has practically dedicated his life to arachnids. People find them locally and bring them to the store he manages. He sends them to A&M for research. He said people have brought bigger ones in. I've found about 15 in the last two years but they have all been from 1 inch to about 7 inches. This one is a honkin whopper. I think it's pretty old. The soft tissue between the legs is kind of baggy looking. Here's another pic I took of it in a 10 gal.

 

[crashergs]

is that a castaneiceps?? it looks like a robusta from far away, i didnt know castaneiceps can be so large.

i like his setup, looks like something you would see a museum.

 

[Galapoheros]

I had only heard stories of them getting this big. I believed the stories. I've heard they can get bigger and I believe it...well, of course they can. What are the odds of me having the largest one on earth...Haaaahaha. I mean, how many millions of S. h. castaneiceps are there that nobody has seen out in nature? I just recently heard the old big ones can wash out in a brown color like the one in the pic. Someone told me there is one a foot long in a jar in a museum somewhere in w tx. Some place like Mason or Menard. But,... bet they didn't have a ruler. This one has a hard time catching crickets so I catch large grasshoppers for it and give it a small lizard now and then.

 

[LongDucDong]

This one was taken a few months ago, this is my 2nd biggest Scolo, my "Mai Chau" is about .5" longer.

 

[JungleGuts]

wow Galapoheros that picture is impressive! nice pics everyone elso to!

-dan

 

[bodar]

well this is a crappy pic i know but under the circumstances, its the best i can do..:wall:

S.Subsnipes mau chau?

 

[Galapoheros]

Cool pics! I have one Subspinipes "Malaysia" that I think is about to molt. It's under right now but I can see in from the bottom of the terr. Think it was about 6". I'll try to get a pic later. What is the one by the dollar bill?

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

Cool pics! I have one Subspinipes "Malaysia" that I think is about to molt. It's under right now but I can see in from the bottom of the terr. Think it was about 6". I'll try to get a pic later. What is the one by the dollar bill?

http://www.scolopendromorpha.com/caresheet/haani.htm

Mine and the one with the yellow ruler match the "Mau Chau" one, the one with the dollar bill matches the other "Vietnam" one.

 

[jayer10]

wow that is a spectacular sized canstineps. amazing

 

[Drachenjager]

not a good pic and before molt. This pede is not mine anymore i think it grew almost an inch after molt

 

[doom]

S. subspinipes de haani Vietnam

Here is mine in cm.

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

Wow, is it just your camera, or are the legs really blood red like that?

 

[maxident213]

^ that's a deadly picture, very nice....

too bad it's not twenty inches.....

 

[Tony92]

A tiny bit bigger.

 

[jayer10]

tony is that male or female?