Centipede? Millipede? Other? What is this that I found?

[AmysAnimals]

It is VERY tiny! Probably a baby. The pictures are not good so I don't know if you can help but it has many legs. I am keeping it in a rubbermaid container with pin holes in it and a moist paper towel. I found it in the bathtub in a puddle of water so I assume I likes moisture! lol I don't know what to feed it because it is so small. I have fruit flies and a couple small dubias but I don't think it can eat dubias I know nothing about centipede or millipedes. In fact I just encountered my first adult one over the weekend at my friends house in the desert. It was a centipede. She killed it...=( Any ways can any one ID this creature? Is it poisonous? What does it eat?

 

[catfishrod69]

im not 100% sure on this, or even 50%, but my moom always told me those were heart worms...i dunno

 

[Tarantel]

That looks like a centipede to me but I have no idea what to feed it or specifically what species.

 

[ScarecrowGirl]

I'm pretty sure that's a centipede, like those little tiny ones, but you honestly probably dont have much to worry about poison because its to small to do any damage. Its cute though, try the fruit flys or go out and find some tiny termites under stuff, any time I go out pede hunting I always find little tiny guys where there are termites.

 

[Tenodera]

Looks like a baby Geophilomorph soil centipede. How does it react if you poke its head? Soil centipedes tend to contract accordion-style and retreat backwards. Very small springtails would probably be a good food source.

 

[llamastick]

looks like the one I found a couple weeks ago: http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?218972-Geophilus(-)-ID

been feeding it small dubia legs, but it's probably eating the springtails too

 

[The Snark]

We have something similar in Thailand. It's a millipede. They grow up to 2 1/2 inches long but never even 1/2 mm thick. When crushed they produce a light, blue green, running down the spine. Local folklore claims they are extremely toxic if consumed by common predators. The local name is roughly 'drain worms' or 'canal worms'. They live in highly moist areas such as sewers. I'd be delighted if someone can give me the real name for them.

PS This thread needs to scamper over to Myriapods.

 

[Galapoheros]

It's what Tenodera said it is. I think many are snail eaters, read it a long time ago anyway. There's a sps in the Texas hill country that can get 5 inches long. Big red ones can be found in Cali, referring to old threads there.