Handling not recommended. We would appreciate any information on this species available, particularly the species name. We are looking for a reliable source of these centipedes, wholesale or otherwise. Scolopendra crudelis This 7 inch plus specimen originated from the West Indies. Scolopendra heros castaneiceps This centipede is our visual favorite for obvious reasons.
Body color is blue to purple to black with bright yellow legs and a brilliant orange head.
To us these sometimes don't quite look real. A healthy and hungry Sonoran desert species, these still benefit from being misted. Crickets and cockroaches are ideal foods. Darrin captured an 8 inch castaneiceps once that was crossing the road at night on the way to an American Tarantula Society show in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Scolopendra gigantea robusta This brighter variety of Scolopendra gigantea is one rough customer.