Scolopendra alternans.... Haitian Centipede

Today, I decided to challenge myself by photographing my Scolopendra alternans. The centipede is 7 inches long from tip to tip (5" body length), and very very fast! The longest it ever sat still in the 2 hours I photographed it was for 5 seconds. Not to mention, it is a very shiny animal...making using a flash very challenging. I ended up keeping fewer than 6% of my shots in the end. I shot these at F/20 !!!


So, here are some of the pics I kept! I'd like to know which one is your favorite.

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Scolopendra alternans by Insecto1, on Flickr

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Scolopendra alternans by Insecto1, on Flickr

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Scolopendra alternans by Insecto1, on Flickr

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Scolopendra alternans by Insecto1, on Flickr


And in case you were wondering how I managed to keep track of the centipede while taking pics, I made a "Centipede Moat".

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Centipede Moat by Insecto1, on Flickr

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Lester Wareham wrote in post #15643442
Wonderful shots.

Did you say 7 inches not 7 cm, gulp, can that give you a nip?

Yeah, 7 inches (18cm) from tip of antenna to tip of cerci. Body length is only 5 inches though. And yes, it can bite, but I haven't been bitten yet. (crosses fingers)

BTW, its still has a lot of growing to do!

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Alveric wrote in post #15644202
Aren't those poisonous?

They are venomous, but nowhere near deadly. Now, the bite is apparently very painful.

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