Centipede
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Centipede
Would anyone please know the scientific name for this black centipede ?
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I have it from a good source that mine is Scolopendra oraniensis, while yours Stephen is Scutigera coleoptrata.
Hope someone can confirm or correct.
Hope someone can confirm or correct.
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I asked a Russian friend and member of the forum to check the images, though I am not sure if he is still active on the forum. Thanks, I will later check the names, though it seems that your source is very reliable.
Back in my early teens, I and a friend used to go in the countrside, and collect a number of insects (alive) in a jar. Then we used to place all specimens in a large container with a lid. Our relish was to see them interact and behave in their own life-style so to speak. At merely 12 and 13 we did not even know what a scientifc name is so we used to nick-name the species.
I recall that we used to catch the 'centipede' you showed us, which is often found under big stones. Not sure if the same, becasue the one I recall was more light brown in colour, and more legs. His name was "Dak li jhaffer malajr" since he was agile in tunneling itslef under soil!
Back in my early teens, I and a friend used to go in the countrside, and collect a number of insects (alive) in a jar. Then we used to place all specimens in a large container with a lid. Our relish was to see them interact and behave in their own life-style so to speak. At merely 12 and 13 we did not even know what a scientifc name is so we used to nick-name the species.
I recall that we used to catch the 'centipede' you showed us, which is often found under big stones. Not sure if the same, becasue the one I recall was more light brown in colour, and more legs. His name was "Dak li jhaffer malajr" since he was agile in tunneling itslef under soil!
Then it must be the same as mine. I just managed one image and it suddenly disappeared into the soil. Could not beleive how fast it was.
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From Wikipedia about the Genus:
I used to collect them with pincers, that's why I never experienced anything unfriendly!They are active predators taking prey as large as rodents and even bats. Their bites are very painful, but are rarely fatal in humans. The venom is delivered through the animal's forcipules, which lie just behind the mandibles. The venoms of Scolopendra species contain compounds such as serotonin, haemolytic phospholipase A, a cardiotoxic protein and a cytolysin.