Very strange centipede

dennisjnh

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Over the last week I have seen two of these very strange but magnificient creatures. I live on the big island of Hawai'i. The centipede was about an inch long with an orangeish-brown body. However, the legs and head were a brilliant neon blue. I have heard these are more poisonous than normal centipedes. I have no prior experience with them so I'm just saying probably bastardized knowledge, but hey. Any thoughts?
 

dennisjnh

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Not particularly. but this may be because the legs become duller as they mature? The ones I saw had cyan legs, a direct contrast to their orange bodies. The legs were the color of the question mark emoticon you see under reply boxes.

It also seems weird that I saw two of almost the exact same size in two places 20 miles apart. Do they have a set "mating season?" One was at a friends house in gravel we were clearing, the second was at the beach (rocky, dirt beach, not sand).
 

dennisjnh

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Ah, I was reading more up on them. You were correct, sir. The adults are reddish-brown but the young have blue legs. Thanks for the help!
 

pavel

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Ah the memories! Wish I had been able to keep a few back when I lived on Oahu in the days of my youth. Alas, if I had tried, my mother surely would have killed me! LOL So unreasonable ... she would not even let me keep a cane spider or two. :}
 

GartenSpinnen

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Wow! That is a beautiful centipede! Are those available in the hobby? I want one! I would pay for one of those, very very nice....:worship:
 

zonbonzovi

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Hawaii isn't allowing export of their natives, which sucks because everyone I've ever talked to from Hawaii said that these are considered a pest. Looks like you'll have to smuggle it in your underwear:eek:
 

Elytra and Antenna

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Hawaii isn't allowing export of their natives, which sucks because everyone I've ever talked to from Hawaii said that these are considered a pest. Looks like you'll have to smuggle it in your underwear:eek:
Scolopendra are introduced invasives in Hawaii. They protect alien invasives? (Wouldn't be a shock, my state protects the European wall lizard.)
 

zonbonzovi

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I didn't realize they were introduced. I should amend the "natives" statement & say that 'to my knowledge', Hawaii isn't allowing export of any fauna/flora not expressly raised for export. That is more of a blanket statement- the truth may be that under some circumstances/permits/red tape, some creatures may be removed, but I seriously doubt it would be for the purposes we seek. My state often lists the same species under one agency as "invasive", while they're "threatened" under another agency. I can only assume that Hawaii is prone to this sort of nonsense as well...
 

Satellite Rob

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That is a beautiful pede.Does anyone information there size and care of
these pedes.That is going on my want list.
 

beetleman

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had them in the past,they don't get big,about 6" easy to care for,someone on AB was selling them years back. these are very close to the indo.blacktips that i have.very cool pede:clap:
 

Satellite Rob

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Hay Pete,
If you see them for sale let me know.I really like that pede and would like to
get a couple.If any body else knows were to get them please make a post.
Thank you.
 

pandinus

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did it look like this? if so its otostigmus scaber. this one was collected on maui near the Iao valley







John
 

zonbonzovi

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Wow- cool terminals & vaguely Alipes-like body! That 2nd set of pix- your clutch? What species?
 

KyuZo

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John,
are you going to have those pedelings for sale?
 
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