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"Beast of the Balkans" centipede Disturbed this whilst digging in the garden. The locals tell me it's bite resembles a bee sting, I'm not prepared to find out!! Scolopendra cingulata Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

"Beast of the Balkans" centipede

Disturbed this whilst digging in the garden. The locals tell me it's bite resembles a bee sting, I'm not prepared to find out!!

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''Scolopendra cingulata'', also known as the Mediterranean banded centipede, is the most common scolopendromorph species in the Mediterranean area".

Similar species: Tropical Centipedes
Species identified by martinsm
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By martinsm

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Uploaded May 24, 2015. Captured May 24, 2015 14:02.
  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/14.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO400
  • 44mm