Florida Blue Centipede Scolopendra viridis

This striking tropical giant gets its distinctive blue coloration from specialized pigments, making it one of the more visually memorable centipedes in warm regions worldwide. Part of a remarkably diverse genus containing over a hundred different species of large tropical centipedes, this species represents an evolutionary triumph in design for invertebrate predation. These powerful tropical hunters are formidable enough to take down prey creatures many times larger than what smaller centipedes could pursue, armed with venom potent enough to match their considerable ambitions and voracious appetites.