Scolopendra hero's range in missouri?

[codykrr]

I have been researching, and to my surprise found that supposedly Scolopendra hero's can be found in the southern most parts of missouri(close to arkansas).

I am wondering if anyone on here knows if this is fact. I would love to find one.

We are having the Missouri bug hunt down in gainsville, which is right on the missouri/arkansas border basically. its packed with glades and such, so my question is. What is does the habitat look like? do they prefer rocky glades, grassy glades, or what?

Last but not least, Has anyone on here found one here in missouri?

 

[KUJordan]

I know for a FACT that S. heros castaneiceps exists in much of Southeast KS. I've never found one in Missouri, but I haven't really looked for one there. I'm willing to bet $1,000,000,000,000.28 that they exist in southern MO.

-J

 

[codykrr]

can you describe a basic habitat to me?

 

[Galapoheros]

Hi, going to be in areas like this: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_adXvtM_Gc...lQ/s400/Hill+Country+view+near+Vanderpool.JPG Look under rocks, logs, etc. in valleys, next to creeks and dry creeks, esp. under trees where it's shaded and cooler. Always associated with rocky areas ime.

 

[x Mr Awesome x]

Wow. I hope I find one someday considering I live here! I've wanted a pede so bad but it's a tough sell for the little lady. I guess if I found one it would be meant to be!

 

[ribonzz]

Scolopendra heros only lives in tropical land, not on sub-tropical land like missouri ,,

 

[KUJordan]

Scolopendra heros only lives in tropical land, not on sub-tropical land like missouri ,,

i assume you're being sarcastic?

Habitat- In many counties in KS I've always seen them in areas where there are limestone BLUFFS. I'm talking tall bluffs. I've not had success in areas where there are just glades. I'm not sure how others feel, but I've always seen them literally crawling vertically on the bluffs. There is one particular place I know of that is a rock quarry, but it does have some tall vertical walls and I see them crawling on those walls in the warmth of the day.

S. polymorpha is a glade pede, as far as I'm concerned. S. heros castaneiceps is a vertical bluff pede.
Go to a state park or something where there are bluffs like this, but find a spot OUTSIDE OF THE PARK to get yourself a pede. I am NOT advocating collecting from state parks.

 

[Galapoheros]

Hi ribbonzz, yeah you got some bad info somewhere. I've caught them on bluffs too, mostly at night, in fact that's how I've caught 95% of them on my road trips to the desert. During the day I find them under rocks next to dry and wet drainage areas and in flat areas that are shaded by trees that have deep cracks in the bedrock, sometimes with sinkholes and small caves in the area. If you don't have some land around to hunt during the day or don't want to do it that way, at night is a good time to do it. The way I have done it at night is to park at cuts(man-made bluffs) in the road made by the highway dept when they where building the road. Have a good flashlight and walk down the cuts shining the light up and down on the bluff. It's a good way to find them imo, less work and easy on the environment. I think it's good to pick back roads with very little traffic. I would walk with traffic so the flashlight doesn't distract drivers. I basically try not to attract attention because police and game wardens will stop and ask what you are doing and may determine if you are being safe or not. If you get stopped and they believe you are being safe about it, they usually will let go on, ime anyway. I used to look for snakes this way here in Texas but it's illegal to do this now so I don't look for pedes this way anymore, the warden simply thinks you're lying when you say you're looking for pedes instead of snakes. Lol, yeah Jordan, I feel the same about polys, seem to be diggers more common on flatter ground compared to heros. "Glades", I never really knew what that word meant after all these years.