Most defensive pede? Tell me so I can get it!

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the nature boy

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What is the most defensive pede out there? I don't like docile Ts and I won't like a pede that isn't willing to bite the hell out of me. Fill me in. Thanks.

--the nature boy
 
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Bifrost

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I have only subspinipes and i agree. They are not like tarantulas, they can't easily be stressed.
 
GartenSpinnen

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Scolopendra subspinipes "Vietnamese" varieties (Mau chau, dehaani).

Scolopendra heros can be pretty intense at times also, but i think it would be more interesting to see you post a bite report on subspinipes... so go with that one. {D
 
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herpguy

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Yeah, if you want to go general, subspinipes, but even further a Vietnamese would be the most defensive. Why hasn't somebody fixed centipede taxonomy already!? :wall:
 
Julia

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Aren't all 'pedes defensive??

Anyway, I only have one, a S. subspinipes. It's only about 3 inches long right now, and it sure is a feisty little bugger! It was top-side yesterday, so I decided to try and tong feed it a cricket. I guess it didn't like me sticking the cricket in its face so it snapped a few times and then launched itself upward (think of a viper striking). I will definately have to be careful with this one.

So yeah. My vote is for S. subspinipes if you're looking for a defensive centipede.
 
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A.Gneist

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Hello,
the most defensive centipede is the Ethmostigmus trigonopodus var blue Kenia.
You can to caress him if you want.



Regards
Andreas
 
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dehaani

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I'd agree that the Ethmostigmus trigonopodus is very defensive but Scolopendra subspinipes & dehaani are more aggressive.

From my collection, Scolopendra multidens was my most wired, defensive, crazy pede. But I only had one specimen, perhaps she was just a biatch?!
 
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SAn

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its just a matter of luck, everyone has a "most defensive" pede of his own.
 
cjm1991

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I agree, my S. heros heros gets really pissed when I do anything with her cage. Id say Vietnamese De Haani or if you can find one my Thai giant scares me pretty good, really big and fast.
 
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Scolopendra viridicornis supposedly has a more potent bite than subspinipes, but your only bet is to get one from Todd Gearheart for about $400. They have never been imported to the US before this.
 
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