Ethmostigmus rubripes

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  RezonantVoid

• Nov 1, 2019

Gorgeous! Love the blue and green legs, glad to know Morsitans and R.Nuda aren't the only colourful pedes we have around

 

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  Staehilomyces

• Nov 1, 2019

@RezonantVoid Thanks! Looks a whole lot better without flash too - the legs are turquoise in real life.

 

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  MrGhostMantis

• Nov 1, 2019

How big is it? Looks huge in this picture! My sis just walked behind me and said, "I swear if I find that in my bed..."

 

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  RezonantVoid

• Nov 1, 2019

@Staehilomyces any chance you'll be picking up more of these soon?

@MrGhostMantis going by the size of my current adult, I'm guessing it's around 140mm (5.5")

 

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  MrGhostMantis

• Nov 1, 2019

WOW! I wish importing from Australia was allowed. I would totally pick one of these up!

 

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  RezonantVoid

• Nov 1, 2019

@MrGhostMantis don't give S.Morsitans a miss, they are probably one of most beautiful and well natured pedes in the world

 

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  Staehilomyces

• Nov 1, 2019

@MrGhostMantis It's average sized for its species, about 130mm body-length (not including terminals/antennae). E. rubripes vary in size depending on locale, and this form supposedly hits about 180mm.

 

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  Staehilomyces

• Nov 1, 2019

@RezonantVoid Can definitely agree. Mine are somewhat jumpier than most of my rubripes, but are also way less inclined to bite.

 

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  RezonantVoid

• Nov 1, 2019

@Staehilomyces yea they go from an overtired noodle 1 second to a frenzied wriggling line the next if a cricket so much as brushes them with an antenna

 

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  patrick nimbs

• Nov 9, 2019

Congratulations, great centipede!! Here’s mine

E. Rubripes taking a chill pill

• patrick nimbs
• Oct 30, 2019
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My notorious Ethmostigmus rubripes (Bob) chilling during our socialisation session.