New (and large) amphibious centipede discovered
Cheryl Santa Maria
Tuesday, April 20th 2021, 2:46 pm - The centipede is large, rare, and may be endangered.
Researchers have discovered a new species of tropical centipede genus Scolopendra in parts of Japan and Taiwan, marking the first new centipede identified in the former region in 143 years.
Scolopendra is a genus of large tropical centipede, and the newest discovery is about 20 cm long and 2 cm in width, making it the biggest centipede ever found in both areas.
Its characteristics are rare, too: the new centipede prefers streamside environments in areas rarely frequented by humans and exhibits amphibious characteristics, joining an exclusive club of amphibious Scolopendrs, of which there are now only three known species.
Newly discovered prawn-eating . Scolopendra alcyona Tsukamoto & Shimano lives alongside streams on the islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago, which stretches from Japan into Taiwan
Tokyo Metropolitan University 1/1 Scolopendra alcyona Tsukamoto & Shimano lives alongside streams on the islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago, which stretches from Japan into Taiwan
Tokyo Metropolitan University
If something were the largest in its region, you d think that it would be well-documented. Such has not been the case with a newly discovered centipede, however, which is now the biggest known species in Japan and Taiwan.
Measuring 20 cm long by almost 2 cm thick (7.9 by 0.8 in), the not-so-little beast is a member of the
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