Scolopendra sp. "Haiti giant"

bengerno

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Hi all,

I just bought 3 of them. They are soo cool, and not too angry. I like them very much! ;)
Any guess what species? /I think subspinipes, but I am just a fool. :D /

Low light, full body:


With flash:


First meal:


Head:


Terminal legs:


Spiracles:
 

cacoseraph

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typically what is sold as Haiti giant is S. alternans


there is a dif in their terminal legs from subspinipes. i want to say alternans has a lot of little spines and subspinipes doesn't. possibly on the ventral side.
 

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congratz with the new toys :D
like caco said, prob. sc.alternans, but to be sure check the ventral side of the prefemurs of the terminals for more then 3 spines.

These can get huge btw ;) (mine outgrow some subsp.dehaani's) !
 

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Oh wow, i love sc.alternans!!!! Great looking beast, Imre :). Seems like you've gathered quite an impressing collection, keep up the good work!!!!

phil.
 

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Awesome pede. Thanx for putting yet another animal on the want list. :D
 

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I love my S. alternans, it's huge and seems a lot less spastic than my S. subspinipes. It will stay completely buried for a month or two and then surface and lay around up top for a week (this means feeding time) or so before disappearing again. It seems a lot more ground-oriented than the subspinipes as well - rarely will it ever explore the walls or the top of the cage. Bulldozes the substrate a lot too, digging out under the water dish, digging down in the corners. 90% of the time though it's three inches down underneath a piece of cork bark.

Enjoy your new pedes, they are spectacular. :)
 

bengerno

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These can get huge btw ;) (mine outgrow some subsp.dehaani's) !
Hi guys,

Thanks everything. :worship: I will check them, and share the info, also try to make some better pics. :rolleyes:

These can get huge btw ;) (mine outgrow some subsp.dehaani's) !
I saw some veery big ones, 3cm wide body and more than 20cm long, really massive babes. :p I chose some smaller, because I want to get used to their huge size. ;)
 

bengerno

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Hi,

New pics:







I cannot check the venral side, or I just seek at the wrong place. ;)
Is this what I should check?
 
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Steven

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It's a Scolopendra alternans,... quite sure about it. ;)
and a very pretty one !!! :drool:
 

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FL Keys centipede

Steven and all:

If the "Haitian Giant" is Scolopendra alternans, what is the "Florida Keys Centipede" then? That has been called S. alternans for over a decade. It lacks the black banding of the Haitian giants and tends to more overall a pale yellow or orange in coloration.

Thanks.

Todd
 

Steven

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Hey Tod,
as it's maybe hard to believe,... it's the same spec. as far as i know of.
Coloration and size really don't mean much in Scolopendrid taxonomy.


When you have a New-World Scolopendra in front of ya and it lacks a ringfurrow on the 1st tergite it narrows down your choice to 3:
Sc.morsitans, Sc.subspinipes or Sc.alternans ;)
 

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my hatian has a much more lime green antina and legs.. other then that thay seem prity similer
 
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