Description

Mainland Australia’s largest centipede species.

Green-orange form

Locality: Far north queensland

Species maximum size: 230mm

Locale maximum size: 180mm

Features: This locality displays mostly diffued orange and green tergites. The terminal legs are short and thick. While this locality does not attain lengths in excess of 160mm, they make up for it in a relatively calm temperament and robust build.

E. rubripes are hardy and do well on slightly moist coco-peat substrate in a sealed container. An enclosure must have a good, tight fitting lid and should be large enough to allow the centipede to fully stretch out. You may wish to prevent the centipede from burrowing, use shallow and compacted substrate. Some ventilation on one end of the enclosure can be helpful but too much ventilation can cause desiccation and death

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