Largest Centipede?

[Geography Guy]

I have heard of 3 centipedes being the largest in the world. One I can't remember but it started with a V. Something like Virdicorins? Then the gigantea and the galapagoes one. What is actually the largest in th world?

Cheers,

 

[KennyGee]

http://www.gedcasserley.saddleworth.net/html/hercules_centipede.html

Heres something i found

 

[Scorp guy]

lol, that guy kinda overexagerates with it lol.

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

Which is really the largest is still kind of up in the air, since there have been giants reported with all three species, the amount of intraspecific variations among centipedes doesn't make things any easier. There could easily still be several undiscovered giant species as well, due to the secretive nature of centipedes, and the limited amount of serious research that's been done. S. gigantea, S. viridicornis, and S. galapagoensis are all huge, that's for sure.

 

[Geography Guy]

Does anyone have or know where I can see a pic of the Virdicorins?

Cheers

 

[ShadowSpectrum]

Does anyone have or know where I can see a pic of the Virdicorins?

Cheers

http://markmlucas.com/images/invertabrates/amazon giant 1.jpg

 

[Geography Guy]

http://markmlucas.com/images/invertabrates/amazon giant 1.jpg

It's all black? I thought it had stripes? Ok does anyone know where I can get one?

Cheers,

 

[Scorp guy]

http://markmlucas.com/images/invertabrates/amazon%20giant%201.jpg

 

[Scorp guy]

argh! he beat me!

 

[KennyGee]

Holy hell that guy is freakin huge :drool:

 

[Scorp guy]

http://www.painetworks.com/photos/hq/hq0676.JPG

try that

 

[Geography Guy]

http://www.painetworks.com/photos/hq/hq0676.JPG

try that

That's the one I seen but the stripes remind me of the Chinese Tiger leg Centipede?

http://www.zoocon.com/Herps/Inverts/Scolopendra_sp_Tiger_Leg_01.jpg

Cheers,

 

[Geography Guy]

That's the one I seen but the stripes remind me of the Chinese Tiger leg Centipede?

http://www.zoocon.com/Herps/Inverts/Scolopendra_sp_Tiger_Leg_01.jpg

Cheers,

I think they look almost the same.
http://www.painetworks.com/photos/hq/hq0676.JPG
http://www.zoocon.com/Herps/Inverts/...ger_Leg_01.jpg


Cheers,

 

[KennyGee]

Man i need to get a centipede all i got is a centipede that i cant id and there everywere.

 

[Scorp guy]

Viridicoris, and galapogoenesis, i get the two mixed up a lot.

 

[Tleilaxu]

So where can you get them? Especial that black one the guy was holding.:drool:

 

[Steven]

Sc.viridicornis isn't that big actually,...
i would say Scolopendra alternans + Sc.subspinipes dehaani can get even bigger !
Sc.angulata, Sc.heros, etc. also belong to the "larger" spec.

Viridicoris, and galapogoenesis, i get the two mixed up a lot.

try the search button
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=67454&highlight=viridicornis

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

Steven, since you have the keys, can you tell me what the antenna segment count on Scolopendra galapagoensis is? Is it 19 by any chance?

 

[Steven]

Steven, since you have the keys, can you tell me what the antenna segment count on Scolopendra galapagoensis is? Is it 19 by any chance?

don't have the keys are at the office,... will look it up for ya and post them this weekend,... promise !

PS: total antennae segment count isn't that reliable as they can loose some when they get stuck etc...
amount of smooth basil antennea segments is more accurate tmo.

 

[Randolph XX()]

just curious
what's the point of getting the id keys even u don't have the speciment?
BTW
Can u post some pics of Sc.angulata?
i've seen several pics under the name, but seem to be haitian alternans IMO