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14-04-2010, 02:33 AM
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| |  Help me identify this insect
Hi,
I found this insect in my flat, 3 cm long gold with brown flecked markings. Multiple legs, the back ones longer and two long antenne. It was able to shed some of its legs.
Any idea what it could be? Images posted |
14-04-2010, 06:24 AM
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| | | Re: Help me identify this insect
Try House Centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata. |
14-04-2010, 10:43 AM
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Thanks, you are right it's scutigera coleoptrata , apparently quite common to the Channel Islands where I live. It has left me with a number of painful bites! |
14-04-2010, 11:51 AM
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15-04-2010, 12:49 AM
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Thanks Jason. Are these things known to bite? |
15-04-2010, 12:52 AM
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I very much doubt it  |
15-04-2010, 04:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Green  I very much doubt it | Some centipedes can give a nasty nip if man-handled. I remember as a youngster getting my younger sister to pick one up - possibly Lithobius + she had a brief painful bite! |
15-04-2010, 08:28 AM
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Ah, thanks Aeshna. |
16-04-2010, 05:10 PM
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| | | Re: Help me identify this insect
I found a Scolopendra cingulatus, whilst on holiday in the Algarve 4 years ago. Apparently they can be dangerous to humans.
When I showed it to my host he reacted quite violently, otherwise he was a very cool character never fazed by anything. | | |
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