Long-legged Centipede (Thereuopoda longicornis)

Long-legged Centipede, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Thereuopoda longicornis, also known as the long-legged centipede, is a species of centipede in the Scutigeridae family. It was first described in 1793 by Johan Christian Fabricius.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Long-legged Centipede being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Thereuopoda clunifera
Sphendononema guildingii
Allothereua maculata
Scutigera linceci

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scutigeromorpha
Family: Scutigeridae
Genus: Thereuopoda
Species: Thereuopoda longicornis

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