Red-headed Centipede (species: Scolopendra morsitans) in Uluru (Gaia Guide)
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Scolopendra morsitans
Red-headed Centipede


©Robert Whyte: Red-headed Centipede (Scolopendra morsitans)

©Robert Whyte: Red-headed Centipede (Scolopendra morsitans)

©Bill Bell and Mark Bell: Red-headed Centipede (Scolopendra morsitans)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Chilopoda
Order Scolopendromorpha
Family Scolopendridae
Genus Scolopendra
Species Scolopendra morsitans

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Distinguishing features

A centipede up to about 12 cm long, orange/brown with thick dark bands at junction of body segments. There are 21 leg-bearing segments and the antennae are long, usually with more than 20 segments.

Centipedes of Australia (by CSIRO - link below) is a great resource.

Size

  • Up to 12.7 cm (length according to CSIRO Centipedes of Australia)

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Distribution


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