barito bajada
Giant desert centipedeInvertebrates

Giant desert centipede

Scolopendra heros

Big, fast, multicolored centipede that hunts at night and occasionally wanders indoors for cool damp. The pinch is sharp and painful but not dangerous; the fix is not handling it and watching where bare feet go after dark.

Key

Painful, not dangerous
Comes indoors — shake out boots & bedding
Occasional — now and then
Barito Bajada — field notes from the desert