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I caught this centipede 2 summers ago (I don't know how to word that better lol). It molted once since then and that was about a week ago. It is only about an inch long. Found In North Carolina, any ideas?
Native centipede identification
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buddah4207
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Do you have any closer pictures?
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Does this help? 
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Ok, well on FB I have gotten two different species. Some people think it is a Rhysida longipes and the ever so more popular answer, Scolopendra mutilans. Evidently people aren't good at reading when I say "Caught in North Carolina" because I don't think I am in Africa or China.
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The person that said the Chinese Red Head Centipede said they can be found almost everywhere in the world...including North Carolina. Is this true?
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Ok, well on FB I have gotten two different species. Some people think it is a Rhysida longipes and the ever so more popular answer, Scolopendra mutilans. Evidently people aren't good at reading when I say "Caught in North Carolina" because I don't think I am in Africa or China.
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The person that said the Chinese Red Head Centipede said they can be found almost everywhere in the world...including North Carolina. Is this true?
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How long is it? I personally would go with Rhysida longipes, and they are a introduced species to the US ecspecially in your area.
S. mutilans seems unlikely though
S. mutilans seems unlikely though
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I think someone on Facebook ID'ed it properly. He said Hemiscolopendra marginata. He said it was a young one though, does this look like an young H. marginata?
Its about an inch and a half.
Its about an inch and a half.
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i think it's a Scolopocryptops sp because it has 46 legs
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It could possibly be Hemiscolopendra marginata but I dont know then to have red heads. A picture of the terminal legs may help ID' ing.
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It's not a Hemiscolopendra marginata. The terminal legs (and the rest of it) are too thin and wiry.
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Oh, darn. I thought they had it right on the nail! Well than. I can get more photos if necessary.
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I can't quite make it out but agree with zhangjunduo. Probably young. Also, it's sister species on the west coast does have locale specific colorforms.
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Is there any way I can help to ID it better?
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Yes, count the pairs of legs.
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Do I count the forcipules and terminal legs? Even the really small ones before the forcipules? Also, are you guys referring to Scolopocryptops sexpinosus?
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I believe I counted 22 pairs, without forcipules and terminal legs.
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I believe I counted 22 pairs, without forcipules and terminal legs.
on another forum I counted 21 pairs, that does not count the 'fangs' or terminals, only walking legs
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Scolopocryptops sexpinosus have 23 pairs and could be native to your area, but IME dont look like that pic in any stage
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Scolopocryptops sexpinosus have 23 pairs and could be native to your area, but IME dont look like that pic in any stage
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Yeah, I have found that species before but this doesn't look like it. I counted correctly, I did it like 7 times so yeah lol. Any other ideas lol?
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I'm forgetting whether to include forcipules or terminals. It is one or the other in leg count which will bring you to 23. See Turgut's illustration here showing 21 pairs on Scolopendra morsitans:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/content.php?28-Scolopendromorpha-anatomy
Yes on Scolocryptops sexpinosus.
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Ok, it is really bugging me on the species. I hope someone can chime in one what it is!