Found this eastern red centipede coiled around her eggs while I was out looking for millipedes today
Found this eastern red centipede coiled around her eggs while I was out looking for millipedes today
![the background blur](https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/4b227299-7716-4621-9d80-7b0006979702.jpeg?thumbnail=256&format=webp)
![](https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/4b227299-7716-4621-9d80-7b0006979702.jpeg?thumbnail=1024&format=webp)
I believe this is Scolopocryptops sexspinosus, the eastern red centipede. Females protect the clutch from predators and mold spores, and some species also protect young after they hatch.
0
comments