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[riddick07]

I did a thing....I’ve been fascinated and freaked out by these all at the same time for awhile. Well a guy posted his giant white leg one the other day and I talked to him. He said get a small one at first to get used to them..so I did...and they are so pretty guys! I mean still a bit freaky but pretty!

And yeah anyway say hi to my new & first centipedes!

Otostigmus sp. violet x2 - unnamed. The question is should I do another theme for the centipedes. The Ts are Harry Potter...

The enclosures. I went super tall compared to their size since they can’t climb...yeah I was paranoid

 

[expressmailtome]

Congratulations on your new additions!

 

[Kiwi & Co.]

That 3rd picture made me change my mind about them being creepy. It's little face is so cute

 

[riddick07]

I stumbled across this one and couldn’t resist. I love the ones where there is a huge contrast between body & leg color. My friend had an order coming from the seller already so I just slipped this guy into her box haha

Setup - I went a bit crazy lol. I wanted to do a rock pile for him but realized I didn’t have any big flat rocks. So shattered one of the clay plant pots. Its something at least. The other side is just unused aquarium gravel that my uncle gave me when he stopped keeping frogs.

Scolopendra heros ’castaneiceps’

Exploring

Caught him digging! Ignore the commentary from both people & like 3 different animals in both videos

 

[riddick07]

The heros. I accidentally dumped water on his head & he was threatening everything about it lol

Heros digging on the other side.

And of course the new guy, Alipes multicostis!

And the other new guy, Phrynus whitei!

 

[Yoshi&Raphi]

They are so interesting!

 

[Ali]

The heros. I accidentally dumped water on his head & he was threatening everything about it lol

This first one, I love! I want one!

I assume you don't/can't really handle them?

 

[Mantis64]

The little spider looks cute

 

[Ali]

The little spider looks cute

I can't make up my mind what I think of it! Also, @Mantis64 , count the legs

 

[Ali]

And the other new guy, Phrynus whitei!

Can you please enlighten us as to what this is? On closer inspection of the picture, to looks to have almost scorpion-like pincers

 

[Mantis64]

I can't make up my mind what I think of it! Also, @Mantis64 , count the legs

I know what it is it can shoot this spray at you that smells like vinegar.

 

[Mantis64]

It's called Thelyphonida.

 

[Ali]

Ohh, it is a scorpion

Tailess Whip Scorpion/ Whip Spider
I have seen them at the local pet shop, and some zoos I think

 

[Mantis64]

Ohh, it is a scorpion

Tailess Whip Scorpion/ Whip Spider
I have seen them at the local pet shop, and some zoos I think

I know do c0ol right.

 

[Ali]

I know do c0ol right.

Yeah. I wouldn't keep one though

 

[Kiwi & Co.]

I love the one in the 4th picture!

 

[Mantis64]

This first one, I love! I want one!

I assume you don't/can't really handle them?

Centipedes are venomous

 

[Ali]

Centipedes are venomous

I know, but I have seen people handle them.

 

[Mantis64]

I know, but I have seen people handle them.

It's a gamble unless you know they are super tame, but it is an insect. I use to hold my stick insects all the time and I had a spiny one once and it was the meanest ever. It crawled up my arm and pushed its body against my skin so the spines hurt. Then it sprayed this liquid on my arm. All the others of that spieces I got where nice and tame though I did buy it from a place where it was kept in a enclosure with so many more so I'm guessing this played into its aggression.

 

[Mantis64]

Here is one I owned it was a baby and so cute I phoned so many reptile shops looking for one and finally found one. He died a few months later along with my fish as the tank had no lid and some building work was done and a lot of this black dust went every where I was so sad.