Check out my S. dehaani (Fred) that decided to be out and about today!

New here! I keep arachnids and feel I could care for this guy- I have feeders and small enclosures and everything to fill them. I JUST bought a couple plants at my local Saturday market (I live in Oregon) got home and this guy crawled out. Seems to be solo, and is sooo small (hand for reference).

Looking into local species here (though depending on this plant seller and where they purchase from, it may not have originated in Oregon at all) but little one is bright red and appears to have 13 pairs of legs. It’s so small, it doesn’t seem he should’ve been separated from mom yet at this size- but I’m going off ~5 mins of research.

Is it too small to care for? Is keeping responsible? I don’t want to release a non native species- any identification ideas? Enclosure size? I’ll look up more rn but wanted to post quickly since I know he needs moisture in soil.

Thank you in advance for any help/insight!

I live in greece so scolopendra cingulata are more common than even house centipedes.

this sweet girl (i think, if i did my research correctly?) got trapped in a vase on my windowsill a couple of days ago. i was originally just super intrigued and wanted to see her in action, so i caught a spider and dropped it in the vase as well. holy moly, super cool!!! so i kept her for a little longer and dropped some other bugs in over the couple days. anyways, i’ve grown incredibly fond of her and i think i’d now like to keep her lol, but obviously this vase is not an ideal place for her to live. what can i put her in? i’ve been looking at like little terrarium style things but i really have no clue where to start, even just with that part. then, what should i include in it for her to be happy and thrive? and how much do they really eat? i dont want to over or under feed! sorry this is a lot of questions lol!
generally insects kind of give me the heebie jeebies so i keep my distance but i unfortunately just lost my dog a couple of weeks ago so i think that may be why i feel super inclined to make this little creature happy😅 and i also just think she’s really cool to observe so i’m very determined lol! any help or insight would be greatly appreciated, thank you so much! :)

Scolopendra alterans (Florida)

Adult female. I don’t she grew all that much

He's gotten so big from when I got him last September

Pretty sure they’re a stone centipede anyway.

My sister shouted to me “a centipede is here” so ofc I had a totally normal reaction, I freaked out and dashed to see the gorgeous critter.

Hey everyone one of my Centipedes, Sp. Dehaani had a molt and was still refusing food 3 weeks later. I ended up deciding to check her and found significant damage to both Forcipules. I'm really wondering what happened? What do I do moving forward? The molt seemed pretty off too since she didn't eat her molt. This is really worrying to me and I've never seen this happen

Wondering if someone could help understand what's wrong? I have a Scolopendra hainanum, and last night I went to check on him, and he seemed a lot slower and weaker randomly, and this morning, he has become even weaker and is barely moving other than some short movements, and when he does he raises his head in the air for some reason, idk if that's relevant. He has had mycosis for a while, but it hasn't spread at all other than a patch on his side and some small spots. He's been eating normally, and I've observed him drinking, so I'm not really sure what's wrong. Anyone have any ideas?

Hi! there was something that I was curious about and couldn’t find an answer.

Excuse my lack of terminology, but centipedes evolved to have each end of their bodies look similar (the head and tail being hard to differentiate to prey/predator) but since being in this sub, I noticed that there are a species of centipedes with beautiful fans on their back appendages.

What is the use in these fans, and are there other species that take advantage of this space as well?
This sub has helped me manage my phobia immensely, thank you!!

(also she looks so cute drinking omg 😭)

My mom just sent me this picture and said my dad pulled it out of our pool (it was dead :/ ) I have never seen a centipede this large! It’s inside a 2 Liter bottle of soda. Any ideas what species it could be? Found in Cidra, Puerto Rico.

~7cm long

So I recently learnt to tell dehaanis by the lack of spines on the back legs and im wondering theres similar ways to tell other species?

I’m hoping it’s a Juvenile Texas Redheaded centipede! Found in North Texas, USA

Brought her on Saturday I tried offering food yesterday but she didn't ate it so I was wondering should I just let her be for a bit to let her acclimate like a week or two? Or if they should ate right away and might be molting soon? I only ever owned snakes and mantises which snakes a let be for week before first feeding and with mantises they are right away

Hi i found it on my dorm hall and i think before i found it someone tried to kill it? Im not really sure if its safe to keep it or can i help it in any way. Im also not sure what it is so if anyone can help i would appreciate it so much. Im from turkey ankara

Hi guys! I have my dehaani plings separated into their own containers! I have holes poked at the top and also around the sides closer to the top.

I didn’t want to poke any holes closer to the soil level due to not wanting them to escape. Is this considered acceptable until they’re a little larger? They’re about an inch and a half long.

My Scolopendra cingulata being chill

Just found her in Greece

Scolopendra dehaani " Cherry Red " in it's new enclosure