Scolopendra polymorpha
Color: Yellow, Tan or reddish brown
Size: 10 – 20 cm
Shape: Long and segmented
Nutrition: Carnivorous
Habitat: South Western USA, Mexico
They usually like areas such as rocks, logs and avoid sunlight. They adapt to desert and semi-desert environments.
They hunt at night and spend the day in burrows to protect themselves from the heat.
They lay their eggs in moist and sheltered areas. They neutralize their prey with their poisonous bites.
Their venomous bites cause severe pain, swelling and redness in humans. It is rarely life-threatening.
They avoid human contact. They become aggressive when threatened.
Live sightings in basements or buildings close to a desert environment.