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''Scolopendra polymorpha'', commonly known as the '''Tiger Centipede''', is a species of centipede in the family [[Scolopendridae]]. It is known for the distinctive dark bands across its body segments, giving it a tiger-striped appearance.<ref name="inat" /> | ''Scolopendra polymorpha'', commonly known as the '''Tiger Centipede''', is a species of centipede in the family [[Scolopendridae]]. It is known for the distinctive dark bands across its body segments, giving it a tiger-striped appearance.<ref name="inat" /> | ||
[[File:Tiger_centipede.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tiger Centipede (''Scolopendra polymorpha'') – Image from “Tiger Centipede, Scolopendra polymorpha.” Uci.edu,<ref name="Tiger Centipede, Scolopendra polymorpha">[https://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/Myriapods/Scolopendra.htm.] | |||
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Revision as of 14:38, 21 April 2025
Tiger Centipede
Scolopendra polymorpha, commonly known as the Tiger Centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. It is known for the distinctive dark bands across its body segments, giving it a tiger-striped appearance.[1]
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedinat - ↑ “Godofinsects.com.” Godofinsects.com, https://www.godofinsects.com/index.php/museum/all-non-insects/chilopoda-centipedes/tiger-centipede-scolopendra-polymorpha/. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
- ↑ “Tiger Centipede, Scolopendra polymorpha.” Uci.edu, https://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/Myriapods/Scolopendra.htm. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
- ↑ “Scolopendra polymorpha.” Archive.org, https://web.archive.org/web/20120402114731/http://cacoseraph.exofire.net/centis/S_polymorpha.php. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
- ↑ Rodríguez-Alejandro, C.I., and M.C. Gutiérrez. “Antimicrobial Activity of SPC13, New Antimicrobial Peptide Purified from Scolopendra polymorpha Venom.” *Anti-Infective Agents* 18, no. 3 (2020): 233–38. https://doi.org/10.2174/2211352517666190531110829.
- ↑ Robles, Judith Tabullo De, et al. “Mitochondrial Activity Disruption and Local Muscle Damage Induced in Mice by Scolopendra polymorpha Venom.” *Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases* 26 (2020): e20190079. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-9199-jvatitd-2019-0079.