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[-] jaschen@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago

I live on a tropical island.

[-] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 1 points 8 months ago

Home centipedes are the same everywhere. What you encountered was something else

[-] jaschen@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_alcyona

It's not the same. They are significantly bigger here and much more venomous.

The ones found in America are Scutigera coleoptrata.

[-] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes, as I said it's a didferent specie

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