Giant Centipede
S3, Face
Giant Centipede
S4, Head
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| Giant Centipede S3, Face | | Giant Centipede S4, Head | | ||
Animals Plants Info |
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Centipedes (Chilopoda) | ||||||||||||||
| Order: | Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha) | |||||||||||||||
| Family: | Centipede (Scolopendridae) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||||
| Species: | Giant Centipede (Ethmostigmus rubripes)| This Photo: | 🔍S3, Eyes & 1st Spiracle🔎 | Other name: | Australasian Giant Centipede | Thank you Joshua Gan for confirming and 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 We've measured ~53mm (S4) to ~93mm (S3). A large centipede (upto 200mm) with 4 simple eyes (per side), that hides under rocks, etc. The first spiracle on the side is much larger than those on other segments.
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