need id

[seaniboy]

Hi im am gonna buy a centipede from china of a guy but i or he doesnt know what species it is. He says its about 10-12cm long, black bodied and red head. its caught in china does any body know what it could be.

 

[Henry Kane]

Without a pic, there's no way to be sure. With a pic, it could most likely be narrowed down to a genus but a actual specie id may still be difficult.

Without a pic and based on your description, I'd guess you're getting a Chinese Red Head - Scolopendra sp..
That is on no way a reliable id though. If you can get a pic up, that would help a lot.

Good luck with your new pede!

Atrax

 

[aftershock]

s subspinipes mutilans

Hey, I saw you're from Sweden. I'm from Malmö. I bought a chinese redhead aswell from a guy called Nicklas. Are yours from his as well?

I've tried to ID mine amd after a little reserch I guess that it's a Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans. Check the link:

http://www.einet.dk/galleri/Scolopendra_subspinipes_mutilans.htm

Does it look like this?

 

[Henry Kane]

Mutilans! I knew that! LOL!
Thanks Aftershock.

Atrax

 

[aftershock]

hehe..no problemo!

 

[seaniboy]

yepp

its from Nicklas. How big are yours?

 

[seaniboy]

btw

how big do they get aftershock? Like s. subspinipes?

 

[aftershock]

I don't know actually. I've heard different things about it. Some say it's of average, maximun size of 15 cm, some say that they can grow pretty large about 20-22 cm. We'll have to see...

Sorry for all of you who don't know Swedish...
Tjena! Var har du träffat Nicklas? Var i sverige bor du? Min scolo är runt 13 cm och jag har haft den i ca. två veckor. En trevlig och ilsken liten krabat.

Hör av dig till mig på 56lindgren@telia.com

Ha det bra!
mvh
Martin