California Centipede Enthusiasts

[Arachnonick1]

Yeah 29 palms is pretty close really. So give me a message next time you out there. Good Luck.

 

[arachnocat]

Hi!
I live in Santa Rosa, California (about an hour away from SF). I keep phasmids and mantids and will be getting my first giant centipede this week.

I haven't found many big pedes in my area but I did find a nice 4" yellow guy. Couldn't tell what species he was though. The main bug I go hunting for is Jerusalem Crickets. They're quite abundant here in the Spring and Summer. I'm just waiting for it to stop raining so they will come out of their burrows!



-Rachel B.

 

[arachnocat]

BTW,

Is anyone going to the LA bug fair this year?
http://www.nhm.org/exhibitions/bugfair/index.html

 

[cacoseraph]

Hi!
I live in Santa Rosa, California (about an hour away from SF). I keep phasmids and mantids and will be getting my first giant centipede this week.

I haven't found many big pedes in my area but I did find a nice 4" yellow guy. Couldn't tell what species he was though.

The main bug I go hunting for is Jerusalem Crickets. They're quite abundant here in the Spring and Summer. I'm just waiting for it to stop raining so they will come out of their burrows!

-Rachel B.

that centipede was probably a Scolopendra polymorpha. can give a decent bite, but i still hand catch all of mine. one of my favorite species, for sure

heh, Jerusalem crickets make me laugh when i see them now... i used to think they were pretty creepy though

BTW,

Is anyone going to the LA bug fair this year?
http://www.nhm.org/exhibitions/bugfair/index.html

i certainly hope so!

 

[crashergs]

yeah im definatley going to the bug show, cant wait!!!

 

[insect714]

I am trying to make it there I am not sure if I will be around that weekend, but if I am, them I will also be there

 

[NiGHTS]

I'm up in the Bay Area, as I've noticed a few others are. Anyone interested in doing a Norcal group? Wouldn't it be great if the Nor and So Cal people could get together and trade local pedes! This is what Al Gore invented the Internet for

I'm personally more into millipedes, and I've just been starting to find some nice ones after the weeks of rain. I just found a huge soil millipede (sorry for the lack of a more scientific name) the other day, and it seems like there are tiny red centipedes under every log. Hopefully this will be a good spring for collecting.

 

[Kayv]

^^Sounds good man.

 

[cacoseraph]

IT'S PEDE HUNTING SEASON IN SOUTHERN CA!!!

i caught five S. polymorpha tiger centipedes yesterday in about 1.5-2h, starting from 5:30pm - 7:30pm when it got too dark to see and i started blacklighting for scorps (didn't catch any with the blacklight)

CA CENTIHEADS STAND UP AND BE NOTICED

i got babies off one of those

what are the rest of you centicas up to?

 

[insect714]

Hey Caco got any that you want to trade???

Jon

 

[Stickytoe]

Hi All!

I'm located in the Bay Area. I primarily specialize in geckos, but I've been keeping T's for many years and working on expanding my collection. I'm also just now getting VERY interested in 'pedes. I'd be interested in trades

________________
Nicole Chaney
www.stickytoegecko.com

 

[What]

Hey, Im down south from most of you.

Im right near laguna beach.

im currently keeping a 5.5" s.heros castbaklabdj, i dont remember how its spelled, oh well.

what are some of the most common habitats for the native S. polymorpha?

 

[cacoseraph]

Hey, Im down south from most of you.

Im right near laguna beach.

im currently keeping a 5.5" s.heros castbaklabdj, i dont remember how its spelled, oh well.

lol

what are some of the most common habitats for the native S. polymorpha?

that would be under pieces of trash =P
seriously though, i catch mine in chaparral. i've found the edges between wild places and human places are very nice. the humans usually make garbage that bugs eat... and the cents come to eat them

 

[ftorres]

Centipede collection

HEllo All,
Caco, my collection grow just a little bit now, this is what I have at the moment:
3 neonleg centipedes
2 blue leg
3 chinese red
1 Giant arizona
2 Texan pedes
2 flagtail centipedes
2 florida multycolor pedes
and 2 babies.
1 S robusta
1 Tiger centepide Tanzania
2 local centipede from Placerita canyon.

I am looking to get more S robusta a male preferably or any other nice centis.

Who will be attending the Reptile show this weekend?
I know Insect714 will be there, I will be there too with another friend and I would to meet any other centi enthusiast if they are attending.

 

[cacoseraph]

HEllo All,
Caco, my collection grow just a little bit now, this is what I have at the moment:
3 neonleg centipedes
2 blue leg
3 chinese red
1 Giant arizona
2 Texan pedes
2 flagtail centipedes
2 florida multycolor pedes
and 2 babies.
1 S robusta
1 Tiger centepide Tanzania
2 local centipede from Placerita canyon.

I am looking to get more S robusta a male preferably or any other nice centis.

Who will be attending the Reptile show this weekend?
I know Insect714 will be there, I will be there too with another friend and I would to meet any other centi enthusiast if they are attending.

it's too far for my poopy car right now

do you know the scientific names for your crew?

3 neonleg centipedes - sounds like Scolopendra mirabilis
2 blue leg - Ethmostigmus sp. probably trigonopodus
3 chinese red - have to see a pic, but likely S. subspinipes
1 Giant arizona - S. heros
2 Texan pedes - there are like 11 sp. in TX, but S. polymorpha or S. heros are most likely
2 flagtail centipedes - Alipes sp.
2 florida multycolor pedes - ooh, S. alternans or Hemiscolopendra marginata or *maybe* S. viridis... i would have to see pics to have a better guess
and 2 babies.
1 S robusta
1 Tiger centepide Tanzania - probably S. morsitans
2 local centipede from Placerita canyon. - love to see pics to make a guess!

 

[Timmy]

Hello everyone. I am new to the bug world. I first started getting interested in tarantulas and found out that Don Pedro Lake had some around there, so I went camping and caught one. Now I'm extremely fascinated with the centipede. All that I've been able to catch in California (I live in Oakdale, California {Northern Cali}) is 2 tiny stone centipedes. You guys talk about the giant tiger centipedes and scorpions. I know that scorpions are common in SoCal, but how about Nor Cal? Also, with the centipedes, is there anywhere close to Oakdale (by Modesto) that I can find these giant tiger centipedes? Thanks for all the help guys!

 

[cacoseraph]

Hello everyone. I am new to the bug world. I first started getting interested in tarantulas and found out that Don Pedro Lake had some around there, so I went camping and caught one. Now I'm extremely fascinated with the centipede. All that I've been able to catch in California (I live in Oakdale, California {Northern Cali}) is 2 tiny stone centipedes. You guys talk about the giant tiger centipedes and scorpions. I know that scorpions are common in SoCal, but how about Nor Cal? Also, with the centipedes, is there anywhere close to Oakdale (by Modesto) that I can find these giant tiger centipedes? Thanks for all the help guys!

check out:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=50829
look at polymorpha and the scolopocryptops for the most likely giant centipedes in your area

 

[Timmy]

allright this tells me of big centipedes in northern california but i still have some questions. Are they out in the winter? Where should I look for these? Are they easy to find? How big are they on average?

 

[cacoseraph]

this thread could use a bump.


if you are interested in possibly meeting other bug heads in the southern part of CA then check this out:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=87763

 

[hazardy]

New to PEDES !!!

Can't go to sleep its 3:30 AM. Decided to post . I lived in Fontana California.. Wanted to meet or chat with all my local Pedes collector/breeders. Just got my first 2 Pede's the other day from Francisco Torres very nice guy, looking forward to meet all of you. I'm looking forward to expand my collection so feel free to email me if you have Pedes for sale , trade , etc. Goodnight

|atz Joe

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