big scolopendra subspinipes

[blay]

Which scolopendra subspinipes subspecies are the biggest, besides de hanni?

 

[lescovar]

Scolopendra subspinipes alternans or any of the South American\West Indian giants.

 

[blay]

i basicaly want a big ped that isnt gigantea and that i can get for reasonable price...wich one would you suggest?

 

[micheldied]

Scolopendra subspinipes alternans or any of the South American\West Indian giants.

There is no such thing as "Scolopendra Subspinipes Alternans".
Scolopendra Subspinipes and Scolopendra Alternans are two totally different species.

I would guess that most of the Dehaani variants are the largest Scolopendra Subspinipes sp., though there may be some Scolopendra Subspinipes Subspinipes that get as large.

 

[blay]

thx, and which are other big ped species besides sc. subspnepis?

 

[micheldied]

thx, and which are other big ped species besides sc. subspnepis?

Do a search and you'll find tons of threads about the biggies.
My personal favourites:
Scolopendra Hardwickei and the big South American pedes, S. Gigantea, viridicornis, galapagoensis.
Also, Scolopendra Heros.

 

[blay]

Ok, so i e-mailed some dilers and bigest species of centipedes that i can get for money that i am willing to pay are:
s. alternans
and
s.s. de hanni "vietnam"

Which one would you suggest i should buy or which one grows bigger?
yeah yeah i know i am a size freak....
plz help me i dont have much time to decide beacause they are going to be sold...

 

[Canth]

If it's size you want, go with the S. subspinipes.

 

[micheldied]

Ok, so i e-mailed some dilers and bigest species of centipedes that i can get for money that i am willing to pay are:
s. alternans
and
s.s. de hanni "vietnam"

Which one would you suggest i should buy or which one grows bigger?
yeah yeah i know i am a size freak....
plz help me i dont have much time to decide beacause they are going to be sold...

The Dehaani.
They are much thicker looking than an Alternans of the same size.

 

[Elytra and Antenna]

I had an S. alternans from Peurto Rico that was bigger than nearly any S. suspinipes I've seen and I've seen quite a few. Location and even individual can vary greatly. There aren't any shops you can check out a few pedes in person?