how long do pedes live for please? =)

[Thrasher]

as topic ..thanks guys

 

[Androctonus_bic]

It depends of the metabolism, as hot the temperature and as frequency of feed, faster will dye. Numbers is an answer for the experts.

 

[cacoseraph]

It depends of the metabolism, as hot the temperature and as frequency of feed, faster will dye. Numbers is an answer for the experts.

from my readings and what not...

the big guys like Scolopendra gigantea probably take 3-7 years to mature, and live a total of ~7-15 years in the wild

some of the smaller guys, like Scolopendra viridis can mature in a year... i think they live like 3-5 years

i bet some of the "giant" non-scolopendrids can mature in less than a year and probably live under 3 years

of course, in captive conditions... well, we're all little gods, aren't we
if done with skill, you could probably get a captive hatched S. gigantea to live 20+ years, if you kept it at slightly lower than normal temps and fed it sparingly... the same centi could live, mature, and die in ~10 years if power grown (elevated temps and feeding schedule)

for reference:
stone centipedes (Lithobiomorphae) take ~1-4 years to mature, and can live ~4-5years, if i remember correctly

 

[Thrasher]

so the Scolopenclra Subspnipes centipede only live for a few years??? and how long do they get to?

 

[Mister Internet]

We have a good search feature here, and there is actually a lot of great info on this that has been covered before.

I've personally seen subspinipes around the 11" mark... I've heard of "a guy who knows a guy" that has one that's "got to be pushing 14", but whatever, I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Elytra and Antenna]

We have a good search feature here, and there is actually a lot of great info on this that has been covered before.

I've personally seen subspinipes around the 11" mark... I've heard of "a guy who knows a guy" that has one that's "got to be pushing 14", but whatever, I'll believe it when I see it.

Ever read about the 50 ft snake at an Aisan zoo? Absolute world record and all.
Well... some guys flew over and were allowed to measure it and it came in at a whopping 24 ft. The keepers were surprised it shrunk. (There was an article with pics in the Reptiles mag around a year ago).
A subspinipes over 9 inches, unless a person is throwing in the rear legs, antenna or just adding a few inches for fun isn't realistic.

As to longevity, the answer can't be concrete of course. Still, most kept in the hobby live 1-3 years after reaching adulthood and that's about it. The greenish form of S.polymorpha and the blue ring leg centipede S. morsitans (otherwise known as Eskimostigmata trigonometry on AB but not elsewhere) both are sturdy and live a few years longer than others.

 

[danread]

As to longevity, the answer can't be concrete of course. Still, most kept in the hobby live 1-3 years after reaching adulthood and that's about it. The greenish form of S.polymorpha and the blue ring leg centipede S. morsitans (otherwise known as Eskimostigmata trigonometry on AB but not elsewhere) both are sturdy and live a few years longer than others.

Orin,

you bring this up in most of your posts, are you trying to say that the "blue ring leg" centipede are definitely Scolopendra morsitans? I must admit, i haven't seen the keys for Ethmostigmus trigonopodus, so i am relying on Stevens word that that is what it is likely to be. But what i can be 100% sure of is that it is not Scolopendra morsitans. Let me refer you to this link. If you go to page 11 of the Pdf file, you can see that the description of the genus Scolopendra (of which the species Scolopendra morsitans is a part of) has "head capsule overlying tergite 1". Now take a close look at any of your "Scolopendra morsitans". Do they have the head capsule overlaying the first tergite? If not, they cannot be from the genus Scolopendra, and hence cannot be morsitans. Is this clear?

 

[Steven]

Dan,

here ya have a PDF with keys on Ethmostigmus trigonopodus
http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/NHM/3Zoo/schi_sta.pdf

 

[danread]

Dan,

here ya have a PDF with keys on Ethmostigmus trigonopodus
http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/NHM/3Zoo/schi_sta.pdf

Thanks Steven!

 

[Vincent]

Spiracle count can also be helpfull. Ethmostigmus has spiracles on the 7th (and 8th) segment and scolopendra's never have spiracles on the 7th segment. If you're 'morsitans' has spiracles on the 7th segment it can't be a scolopendra.

 

[cacoseraph]

Dan,

here ya have a PDF with keys on Ethmostigmus trigonopodus
http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/NHM/3Zoo/schi_sta.pdf

i love you, you sweet man!!!!!!

 

[cacoseraph]

so the Scolopenclra Subspnipes centipede only live for a few years??? and how long do they get to?

well, it depends on the situation

a very young S. subspinipes raised in perfect conditions would probably live at least 7 years.

BUT most centipedes seem to die after a much shorter time. it's possible they are all adults near the end of their natural life, but i think it's user error, personally

there is probably a range of like, "normal" metabolic rates in all the species, as we can easily see in tarantulas. in taras some of the fastest growing species' males can mature in under a year... some of the slowest growing species' females can take an estimated 10 years in the wild.

it's likely a similar distribution exists in centipedes, if not in the commonly available pet trade species

edit: i saw a picture of your bruiser... that this is DEFINITELY mature already :worship: ... indications are giant centipedes are probably more like female tarantulas, in that they continue to molt after maturity... er, rather indication are females of certain species molt after maturity