Biology:Scolopocryptops sexspinosus
| Scolopocryptops sexspinosus | |
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| Scolopocryptops sexspinosus, eastern Red centipede, Georgia, United States | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopocryptopidae |
| Genus: | Scolopocryptops |
| Species: | S. sexspinosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scolopocryptops sexspinosus Say (1821)
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Scolopocryptops sexspinosus, the eastern red centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopocryptopidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] It is the only Scolopendromorph definitively found in Canada. Canadian specimens appear to be most abundant in British Columbia and Vancouver Island.[4] It is widespread across Eastern North America- from far Southern Canada to Carolina and the Gulf Coast, and prefers hiding under rotting wood or leaf litter (see picture); it is thus difficult to find.[5]
Morphology and Diet
The Eastern Red Centipede has 23 pairs of legs, and is reddish-orange, although south-eastern individuals are browner. This species of centipedes does not have ocelli, and is thus blind.[5][4] Grooves on the dorsal plates are incomplete, according to field work, and the first antenna segment (an antennomere) is less hirsute (hairy) than the second or more distant segments.[4] In Virginia, specimens can attain a length of 6.5 cm. This centipede can deliver a painful bite if handled; they feed on spiders, insects, earthworms, and even smaller centipedes. Adults are active throughout the year.[5] The Eastern Red Centipede is capable of thermoregulating and maintaining performance across a broad range of temperatures.[6]
References
- ↑ "Scolopocryptops sexspinosus". https://www.gbif.org/species/2232493.
- ↑ "Scolopocryptops sexspinosus species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/97563.
- ↑ Shelley, R. M.. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. https://ag.tennessee.edu/EPP/Pages/Nadiplochilo/Nadiplochilo.aspx.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Shelley, Rowland M. (1992). "Distribution of the centipede Scolopocryptops sexspinosus (Say) in Alaska and Canada (Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae)". Insecta Mundi 6 (1). https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/449/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Virginia Natural History Society.; Society, Virginia Natural History (2012). Banisteria : a journal devoted to the natural history of Virginia. 40. [Hampden-Sydney, Va.]: Virginia Natural History Society. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/258354.
- ↑ Cox, Christian L.; Tribble, Hilariann O.; Richardson, Shane; Chung, Albert K.; Curlis, John David; Logan, Michael L. (December 2020). "Thermal ecology and physiology of an elongate and semi-fossorial arthropod, the bark centipede" (in en). Journal of Thermal Biology 94: 102755. doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102755. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0306456520305271.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6511265 entry
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