Centipedes in Colorado

Large centipedes living in Colorado
1species, plus 1 with rare records

Tiger centipede.

Tiger centipede
Tiger centipede. Photo: unknown author, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

How to recognize them

Tiger centipede Scolopendra polymorpha

We list the large centipedes and the house centipede. Many small centipedes live in every state and are harmless to people.

Counties with records

Baca: Tiger centipedeJefferson: Tiger centipedeLarimer: Tiger centipedeEl Paso: Tiger centipede
Large centipedes with open GBIF records, by county: 4 counties so far. Blank does not mean absent.

Active months

JanFebMarAprMay: 1 records (large centipede)MayJun: 6 records (large centipede)JunJul: 3 records (large centipede)JulAugSep: 3 records (large centipede)SepOct: 1 records (large centipede)OctNovDec
Open records of large centipedes in Colorado by month.

Rare records

Questions

How many large centipedes are in Colorado?

1 species live in the state: Tiger centipede.

Which large centipedes in Colorado are dangerous?

None of them is considered medically significant for most people. Stings and bites hurt, and allergic reactions are possible.

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