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[NikolaBale]

Hey guys so it finally got a little warmer  where i live (which is Montenegro Pg) so i grabbed a couple of containers and headed out and i wanted to see what i can find , a few days back i saw a messor worker so i figured maybe other creatures might be waking up too and so they have i stumbled upon a quite a large centipede today maybe around 25cm rly slim long and shiny with a  red line stretching the whole length of its body so i caught it for educational purposes 

(she was half way under brick btw)

 

https://imgur.com/a/NV17l

 

I'm interested in the sp and some information about it like conditions to keep as a pet and anything else. Thnx a lot to anyone!

Edited by NikolaBale, February 8 2018 - 9:29 AM.

[Connectimyrmex]

I can't get to the pic for some reason, but I'm pretty sure from your description that it is a Geophilid. They can eat small insects (fruit flies, termites) and occasionally the slightly larger ones (crickets, small beetles, etc).

[T.C.]

There are 3,150 species worldwide, and with most of us (Likely all of us)  knowing very little about centipedes at all, giving you an accurate ID would be very difficult.

[kellakk]

I agree, it looks like a geophilomorph (soil centipede). That's as far as I can go, though.  They can eat any animal smaller than itself that you find in soil.

[NikolaBale]

There are 3,150 species worldwide, and with most of us (Likely all of us) knowing very little about centipedes at all, giving you an accurate ID would be very difficult.

That's ok it wasn't that important anyway 😃

[NikolaBale]

I agree, it looks like a geophilomorph (soil centipede). That's as far as I can go, though. They can eat any animal smaller than itself that you find in soil.

Could be most likely.I thought it was a soil centipede too the structure and proportion of of lenght and thickness identical tho the red line i could not find on any other 😔

Edited by NikolaBale, February 8 2018 - 3:35 PM.

[Connectimyrmex]

Yep, he's a geophilid. The pic works now.

[NikolaBale]

Yep, he's a geophilid. The pic works 

Thnx man 

[mbullock42086]

Strigamia species

these are unusual as they secrete cyanide as a chemical defense.  on its own, benzoyl cyanide generally is merely an irritant, but expose that to intense heat and it transforms into hydrogen cyanide.

[ponerinecat]

Strigamia species

these are unusual as they secrete cyanide as a chemical defense.  on its own, benzoyl cyanide generally is merely an irritant, but expose that to intense heat and it transforms into hydrogen cyanide.

and I tried to feed these to ants