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[andy07966]

My pede:




Its a scolopendra morsitans apparently, although anyone who says they no better probably does. She laid 2 clutches of eggs but none hatched.

I'm getting a scolpendra subspinipes thursday! Yay!!!

[SAn]

looks like ethmostigmus trigonopodus to me

[andy07966]

Originally Posted by SAn

looks like ethmostigmus trigonopodus to me

Could be, looks similar in structure to the photos on google, colouring is much different though. Mine seems very docile - although I don't handle it!!!

[C_Strike]

You need to get some pics of the side of the pede, of the spiricles. first 7 or so segments will be good.
Also the head segment.
And terminal legs
What make su say E trigonopus?
specially to narrow it down the species from a single pic.

[SAn]

erm.. You can see the head segment clearly i think ..
Why the need for more pictures when you can id something by the head alone lol.

Its not scolopendra species ..
since in scolopendra species head overlaps the first tergite.

in ethmostigmus species first tergite overlaps the cephalic plate

Its spiracles must be round too. I bet on it.

[andy07966]

Originally Posted by C_Strike

You need to get some pics of the side of the pede, of the spiricles. first 7 or so segments will be good.
Also the head segment.
And terminal legs
What make su say E trigonopus?
specially to narrow it down the species from a single pic.

Here you go, hope this helps you narrow it down a little.

[andy07966]

Any Ideas??

[C_Strike]

Originally Posted by SAn

erm.. You can see the head segment clearly i think ..
Why the need for more pictures when you can id something by the head alone lol.

Its not scolopendra species ..
since in scolopendra species head overlaps the first tergite.

in ethmostigmus species first tergite overlaps the cephalic plate

Its spiracles must be round too. I bet on it.

its a pretty simple question tbh
i wouldnt have said scolo for the same reason, i can see the head but simply wanted somethign a litle clear to confirm, but to say E trigonopodus makes me interested to why u say it, likely yes but what makes you narrow to species? just a question
I would say, and do agree with Ethmostigmus, but i personally would only be saying Ethmostigmus sp.
I dont know them enough to say anything on a species level, i only have a single yellow leg E trig, so no comparison either
I know of the blue leg, and yellow leg E triganopodus, but havent known of a total colour variation..

[SAn]

Originally Posted by C_Strike

its a pretty simple question tbh
i wouldnt have said scolo for the same reason, i can see the head but simply wanted somethign a litle clear to confirm, but to say E trigonopodus makes me interested to why u say it, likely yes but what makes you narrow to species? just a question
I would say, and do agree with Ethmostigmus, but i personally would only be saying Ethmostigmus sp.
I dont know them enough to say anything on a species level, i only have a single yellow leg E trig, so no comparison either
I know of the blue leg, and yellow leg E triganopodus, but havent known of a total colour variation..

Well, even without detailed pics its easy to say its trigonopodus based on the imports in europe. All imports in Europe are from areas where they only have trigonopodus. (and maybe pyromegas)

From the 17 total species of ethmostigmus, i know noone who ever had in Europe or Usa anything more than trigonopodus, pyromegas and rubripes.
(maybe i am wrong but chances are very small-)

And its not rubripes based on the length of the antenna segments which have a different description on literature. (and other features)

To see if its pyromegas there needs to be a detailed pic of the structure of the coxopleural process, but even so i doubt it, based on some pyromegas i have seen(plus the fact they might even be mixed species- not enough research meaning pyromegas and trigonopodus are one and the same)

Thus i would bet on Ethmostigmus trigonopodus yellow leg

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oooo can have a babie pleeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeee

Originally Posted by tarantulabarn

Though i would show you all the latest babies, 4th lot this year

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