Finally got myself an S. subspinipes

I picked up this little gem at a show yesterday

I was startled by its speed and erratic behavior, definitely gonna give this one some respect lol

Wow crazy looking things they are, they give me the creeps lol nothing should have that many legs! Are these venomous? dont really know much about centipedes

Sad pictures won't work at work while I'm on lunch! I will have to look when I get home, congrats though I bet she's a beaut!

And Bex i dont' know much about pedes either but I do believe they are one of the more dangerous ones. Don't think they can kill but I believe it's a heck of a lot of pain, potentially for days. I'm sure Canth can answer that better but I believe the Subspinipes are one of the more dangerous species of the genus too.

I didn't know till recently that any centipedes were venomous it was quite a surprise to me, so are milipedes venomous too? Liken said I'm clueless lol anything with more than 8 legs are evil lol

I can't say this for all Millipedes as I'm just scratching the surface of the pede world myself but I believe Milli's are harmless other than the fact that they can excrete a liquid that can be bad if ingested so you need to wash your hands after handling. I have read a couple of things too that some species of milli's secretion will also act as a dye and can stain your skin or clothing or what not.
I've been looking into some milli's for my son and I wanted a few centipedes for my collection. I'm hopefully getting some S. Polymorpha in the next few months. Centipedes seem to have similar enough care but milli's are a bit different and they eat rotting leaves and wood and am trying to see how much work it will be to care for them in addition to my collection already :/
Canth I'd love some of your input on this as I know you are getting into pedes pretty heavily correct?

Oh yeah, about those legs Bex, Centi's have 1 pair of legs per segment and milli's have 2 pair per segment

And Canth, what a gorgeous pede! Is it about 6 or so inches?

iitomodachi1 pretty much summed it up! All centipedes are venomous, millipedes secrete a poisonous substance to ward off predators. The species of centipede I have is more potent than others and I certainly don't want to get bitten!

This thing gave me quite the fright, running up the forceps after I attempted to poke it out of its delicup. Crazy little thing lol and yeah she's about 6-7 inches. I say she in hopes that it's a gravid female

wow!!!i want one too..im so envious,hehe

Is that why the forceps are laying in the container? Just kidding, that would have giving me a scare too! Especially when just bringing her home! I hope she is a gravid female too! If so and you needed to get rid of some babies, I'm here to help you out!

Ahahaha exactly! I shouted a few choice words and dropped them asap! Don't worry man, if she ends up with eggs I won't keep it a secret lol

Very beautiful specimen.

Imo, they're no more then pure evil when the distinct "Crunching sound" was heard as they feed on a cricket/roach with their stunning attack speed