CENTIPEDES at WESTERN COVE
The
pictured centipede was about 12 centmetres in length and is a species
common at Western Cove. It is a solitary,
fast-moving
predator that eats insects and is likely to be
encountered when looking
under stones or logs in moist and soft soil.
Their bite is painful
and recovery might take a day or two but apparently no one in Australia
had died from it. This one entered my
residence and was taken outside, photographed, and sent on his way.
Australia
has about 140 identified species of centipedes. Centipedes
have one pair of legs per segment compared to millipedes which have two
pairs per segment.
The scientific classification of the pictured specimen is:
Species level classification is not possible as that requires close examination of features not normally visible in photos.
The scientific classification of the pictured specimen is:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: either Cormocephalus (most probably) or Scolopendra (possibly)
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: either Cormocephalus (most probably) or Scolopendra (possibly)
Species level classification is not possible as that requires close examination of features not normally visible in photos.
REFERENCE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Centipedes_of_Australia