[Scolopendra]

This is one of the many animals I keep, my friend Jenna tells me that people on here were interested in the centipedes, so feel free to ask any questions.

 

[Ayrlin]

You know they have pretty colors and are kinda neat but they just creep me out

 

[GhostUser]

I will be completely honest - I clicked on that picture and I feel scarred for life.

They give me the heebie jeebies.

 

[jenna]

Aw. You ladies and your heebie-jeebieness.

It's a really good picture, Matt.

What's the lifespan for this particular one?

 

[Scolopendra]

The lifespan is generally accepted as 10 years plus, but there really isn't any definite answer here, it hasn't been studied in detail. I know someone who got the same species as an adult and has had it for the last 8 years though.

 

[MZCsmpsns]

How long is it? How long are they full grown/is it full grown?

 

[Scolopendra]

That species can reach a maximum of around 10 inches in body length, mine is about 7" right now. They continue to molt and grow throughout their lives, with adults molting about once a year, it is an adult though.

 

[Brandon]

A great picture of a beautiful creature.

I wasn't sure if it was male or female.

 

[Scolopendra]

It's actually very hard to tell male from female with most Scolopendra species, the genitals are all internal, supposedly they can be everted with pressure on the last segment, but I wouldn't dare try that on a live one of that species. My guess is that it's a female, as the terminal legs are shorter and more flattened compared to the ones on another I had (sex was determined after death).

 

[Brandon]

Interesting!

Pretty, regardless.

Thanks for sharing the pic.

 

[WonderRandy]

That looks like the centipedes we have here! (Hawaii)

 

[carnelian]

Gorgeous!

 

[mazikeen]

Very beautiful. Do you have other centipedes as pets? What do you feed him/her?