Giant Mt Lofty Earthworm
Size Perspective
Ellura
Giant Centipede
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Giant Centipede (Ethmostigmus rubripes)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Centipedes (Chilopoda)
Order: Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha)
Family: Centipede (Scolopendridae)
Species: Giant Centipede (Ethmostigmus rubripes)
This Photo:     Dorsal

Thank you Cael Gallery for helping with the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
A large (~90mm) common centipede with 4 simple eyes (per side), that hides under rocks, etc.

Copyright © 2015-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 16-Oct-2015
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.