Giant desert centipedes are typically 6-8 inches long, and have rust or orange-colored … Their colouring is brown to yellow or orange, depending on age and sex. The Texas red-headed centipede is known by several different names, among them: The Giant Desert Centipede; by its scientific name, Scolopendra Heros, and also by a few very inappropriate names that are commonly shouted when one encounters a Texas centipede for the first time. They grow to 10 - 15 cm long (4" - 6") and can live for up to an incredible 7 years! This centipede can be much larger than the common desert centipede, but rumors of it growing to over a foot long are inaccurate. They have four individual ocelli on each side of the head. Giant Desert Centipede. Poison claws near head; some species have painful, venomous bites. Centipede. The black, red and yellow color combination seems to send a signal to some deeply instinctive part of the human brain, transmitting a message of danger. Young ones are more brightly coloured, and females are darker (as well as larger) than males. Officially classified as centipedes, they have long bodies containing many flattened segments. Centipedes belong to the class of Chilopoda and there are some 3,150 represented throughout the world. The class is further broken down into four orders identified as Scutigeromorpha, Scolopendromorpha, Lithobiomorpha and Geophilomorpha, each differed by varying leg segments and total number of legs. Color variable: red, orange, gray and green. This warning coloration advertises the centipede as dangerous. It has a long body containing 1000 flattened segments with a pair of legs on each segment. The smaller, brown and tan, common desert centipede is less so. They have brown to yellow or orange color. Unlike the house centipede, desert centipedes are dark brown and color and can appear even more frightening, as they grow to be 4 to 6 inches in length. The giant desert centipede is usually 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm) long, while the common desert centipede is 4 to 5 inches (10 to 13 cm) long. Desert centipedes often found under rocks, boards, and … Body many-segmented, but usually flattened and with only one pair of legs per segment. This species is found in various places in South America and the Caribbean, where it preys on a wide variety of animals, including other sizable arthropods, amphibians, mammals and reptiles. Body: These centipedes have 20 pairs of yellow legs with a set of black rear legs used to grasp, hold prey and inject venom. Scolopendra gigantea, also known as the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede, is one of the largest centipedes of the genus Scolopendra with a length up to 30 centimetres (12 in). It is 10cm to 20 cm long and has a life span of 7 years. Its species include giant centipede, desert centipede and Vietnamese centipede. 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