Amazonian Tricolor Centipede

Scolopendra viridicornis · Order: Scolopendromorpha · Family: Scolopendridae

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Amazonian Tricolor Centipede
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA

The Amazonian Tricolor Centipede lives in the Amazon rainforest, especially in Brazil. When threatened, it can grasp an aggressor with its legs and deliver a venomous bite.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Because it is found only in Brazil, it is also called the Brazilian giant centipede.

Source: Wikipedia

Does it bite or sting?

It captures prey with its body and legs, then injects venom with a bite to subdue it.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It inhabits the Amazon rainforest.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

It is carnivorous, feeding on other arthropods. Its large size lets it also prey on small vertebrates like rodents, frogs, snakes and lizards.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its type locality is Brazil in the Amazon rainforest.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Amazonian Tricolor Centipede photo 2
Photo: Christopher Borges, CC BY-SA
Amazonian Tricolor Centipede photo 3
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY
Amazonian Tricolor Centipede photo 4
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY

Same family (Scolopendridae)

Common Desert CentipedeCommon Desert CentipedeScolopendra polymorphaCan biteGiant Desert CentipedeGiant Desert CentipedeScolopendra herosCan biteEastern Bark CentipedeEastern Bark CentipedeHemiscolopendra marginataMediterranean Banded CentipedeMediterranean Banded CentipedeScolopendra cingulataCan biteChinese Red-headed CentipedeChinese Red-headed CentipedeScolopendra mutilansCan biteRed-headed CentipedeRed-headed CentipedeScolopendra morsitansCan bite

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_viridicornis

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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