DEFYJOEBOO
Arachnopeon
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Scolopendra hainanum
Scolopendra Subspinipes
Anyone notice the difference in behavior between these two species? the subspinipes was sold to me as Dehaani. This photo is not it, but it looks exactly like this but it's 8 to 9 inches. it's very reactive and eats everything. anything new i put in the enclosure gets test bitten. the tiger-leg/hainanum is shy, not very reactive, and doesn't have the high feeding response as i see in the dehaani/subspinipes. i've actually never seen it eat. is this a locality thing, a temperament thing, or a species thing?
aren't dehaani and subspinipes very similar? And isn't it true that dehaani doesnt necessarily always come in cherry red? i remember seeing something about research on species ID and anatomical differences between the dehaani and subspinipes.
i just made this post to talk about behavior in different species of scolopendra and i think i'm starting to like the more aggressive varieties. they are more active and fun to watch. i almost never see my hainanum. it's always burried. the subspinipes isn't hiding, but i've given it enough substrate to hide.
Scolopendra Subspinipes
Anyone notice the difference in behavior between these two species? the subspinipes was sold to me as Dehaani. This photo is not it, but it looks exactly like this but it's 8 to 9 inches. it's very reactive and eats everything. anything new i put in the enclosure gets test bitten. the tiger-leg/hainanum is shy, not very reactive, and doesn't have the high feeding response as i see in the dehaani/subspinipes. i've actually never seen it eat. is this a locality thing, a temperament thing, or a species thing?
aren't dehaani and subspinipes very similar? And isn't it true that dehaani doesnt necessarily always come in cherry red? i remember seeing something about research on species ID and anatomical differences between the dehaani and subspinipes.
i just made this post to talk about behavior in different species of scolopendra and i think i'm starting to like the more aggressive varieties. they are more active and fun to watch. i almost never see my hainanum. it's always burried. the subspinipes isn't hiding, but i've given it enough substrate to hide.