Trying to find a Scolopendra in Borneo

Reuben

Arachnopeon
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So I have moved to Borneo and will be living here for the next 6 months, and I bought a 2ft fish tank, have filled the tank with everything a Scolopendra would need, now I just need to catch one.

I have been out for hours looking under big stones and large logs, found several Heterometrus sp. scorpions, but no Scolopendras.

Does anyone have any advice as to where I should be looking exactly? I would have assumed under log piles, fallen trees and large rocks would have been the right place but I haven't found a single one.

I live in a rural area here, close to some dense jungle areas just to let you know.

Thanks in advance for any advice on how to find one.
 

LeFanDesBugs

Arachnobaron
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Hey. Most bornean pedes are arboreal. Try searching at night on large trunks or even near them.
 

Reuben

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Oh really? I had no idea they were mostly arboreal. I thought of all Scolopendras as being terrestrial/burrowers.

That could explain why after hours of searching under rocks/logs and in burrows/crevices I still haven't found a single one
 

Chris LXXIX

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Man I envy you :)

Not for the 'pede search only, but because I'm an antique/art collector, and my Borneo masks are amazing. I love those real ancient, so not the 'tourist crap' traps at all, artifacts.

Good luck for your quest :kiss:
 
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