Advice on Giant Centipede

[thedude]

ive got 2 morphs of S. subspinipes. the chinese red head and the vietnamese, there great,fast,pyschotic and easy to care for... my big vietnamese took on a hopper mouse... cought one in mid jump

 

[Arachnoporium]

Thou shall not speak of buying or selling - as this is a Q/A thread.

If you come upon any information or photos regarding the 'Sinai Colored' or 'Sinai Desert' ; we can take a poll on names if none have seen these before. I have gone through every image on every search engine possible. Nothing. They are very easy to care for - please post your experiences.

Hey Jason, thanks for the info!

I will try and get a pic of the pede up soon. I placed it on 2" of 50/50 sand/coconut coir, waterdish, and small malpani wood decor in the center. Abit on the moist side both substrates complimenting each other and creating some consistancy. I took a nap after last night's mountain dew sleep deprivation and checked on the Sinai Desert Centipede and found it had created three burrows quite intricate looking with several entrances spaced apart covering half the cage floor.

I definitely would be interested in acquiring one or two more of these centipedes from you, the markings are fantastic and beautiful. Not really stripped but what can be described as "eye marks" down the dorsal of the tergites. Very active and unique. One of my personal favs in my collection.

 

[Selenops]

Sinai Desert Centipede sounds much better describing both local and climate.

Ditto, on people sharing their experiences with this pede maybe it will require creating a new thread.

 

[Arachnoporium]

Pedes on Speed

I will not use sensationalist terms to describe imports - but I don't think anyone in the US has these ... I was in awe when I opened the containers.

It was like receiving another Monocentropus balfouri.

Sinai Desert Centipede sounds much better describing both local and climate.

Ditto, on people sharing their experiences with this pede maybe it will require creating a new thread.

 

[Selenops]

I will not use sensationalist terms to describe imports - but I don't think anyone in the US has these ... I was in awe when I opened the containers.

It was like receiving another Monocentropus balfouri.

Who coined the common name "Deathstalker Scorpion"? Funny thing, there were a series of nature books on venomous animals of the animal kingdom that was the earliest mention I can recall of that term. Doesn't get anymore sensationalistic than that. Yes, a highly active scorpion but does nothing to genuinely concede it's "stalking". Always had mixed opinions of that name particularly insensitive but "Five Keeled Yellow/Gold Scorpion" isn't any better. Offtopic again.