Drama. These guys all normally get along pretty well, but here a squirrel decided to start something and nearly got kicked in the head as reward. Moments later they were back to munching sunflower seeds side-by-side again.
Not quite sure what this is, but I dissected it from inside of a native centipede (Nadabius pullus) that was collected in May 2005. Documented parasites of lithobiomorph centipedes include Tachinids (Loewia) and Proctotrupids (Phaneroserphus), but I'm not sure if either of those are what I've got here. The parasite is about 5 mm long and 1.5 mm wide and was taking up the whole body cavity between segments 8-12. Parts of its body were sticking out of the spiracles of the centipede before dissection. Any help in narrowing this thing down would be appreciated! I'm assuming an arthropod based on what typically infests lithobiomorphs, but even that could be wrong.
Found inside of an Abies magnifica log. Being consumed by Beauveria mycelium.
Probably the same species as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3702950
This observation is for the centipede. Found under a rock being predated upon by P. imparis. Putting up a fight though!
being eaten a Western forest scorpion. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103438165
This observation is for the centipede
Small one capturing (and carrying away) a termite; see separate observation for the creatures (mites?) on its head, and the termite.
Oryidae (Soil Centipedes). Photographed west of Balsas, Amazonas Department, Peru on 30 October 2015.
Collected via beat sheet of Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. aspleniifolius in a steep, forested, canyon. Images by Noah D. Colby.
Collected via beat sheet of Munzothamnus blairii in a steep canyon forested with Quercus tomentella and Lyonothamnus floribundus. Images by Siomara Zendejas.
found ascending a tree trunk 1.7 m above ground, at night; 51 pairs of legs; note dark, diamond-shaped markings down the back
Black widow eating a Common Desert Centipede (Scolopendra polymorpha). So Metal 🤘
I was flipping some logs and saw a fair number of these large centipedes and I saw an alligator lizard run by and figured I must have spooked it and then I saw another one dart by and it circled back around and went after one of the centipedes.
Here is a video of getting the centipede oriented correctly so that the lizard could gulp it down:
Bluebird eating a centipede.
See the following observation for the centipede:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22354610
Nice shot from a few weeks ago of the parent returning to the nest with a nice juicy centipede for the nestlings.
We watched the roadrunner kill the giant centipede by picking it up, shaking it and then flinging it to the ground, over and over for about 5 minutes! Then I think that he just dropped it in the nest because he was immediately back to jump up and grab a grasshopper off the wall and take it away. Passed through the yard multiple times with a bug in it's beak.
See predator https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70048689
A large Dipluran (44 mm long) resembling Heterojapyx novaezeelandiae; found under rotting log in the rough block at Cape Sanctuary
Predation event. A separate observation will be made for the beetle.
"Snail Graveyard
So. California Walnut tree
Debs Park
Los Angeles, CA"
-Laurie Picone
Observation and photos by Laurie Picone, sent to slime@nhm.org.
Found underwater on the bottom of a rock. I thought centipedes were not aquatic? This is a centipede right?
A black slug in the yard on a damp night.
Kind of scrunched up a bit when I took the first photos so I went back and took a couple more after it re-extended to full length.
Found indoors, in the bathroom of a first floor apartment. Very large specimen.
Prey item of a brown widow.
Associated with observations
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58996487
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58996492
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58996491
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58996493
Santa Ynez Canyon
On the underside of a mushroom. The 2nd two photos show the head better.
These snails were present in large numbers behind the Dune Line. The have been previously identified as Otala lactea, and are said to have been present at this location for almost a Century. I have an issue with this identification, as there are some notable differences between this snail, and typical Otala lactea, First, these snails only seem to grow to about a maximum size of 35mm. Second, the shells are almost alabaster colored, with little variability. The animal is much darker than Otala lactea, and the shell is thinner despite ample sources of calcium. It is my opinion that this is a distinct sub-species of O. lactea, or another member of Otala. I would suspect that only DNA analysis would be able to answer this.