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title: "Eastern Red Centipede"
description: "Scolopocryptops sexspinosus — Andere dieren. Scolopocryptops sexspinosus, the eastern red centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopocryptopidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eastern-red-centipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Red Centipede

> Scolopocryptops sexspinosus — Andere dieren. Scolopocryptops sexspinosus, the eastern red centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopocryptopidae.

- Scientific name: *Scolopocryptops sexspinosus*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 5630
- Wikidata: [Q6511265](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6511265)
- iNaturalist taxon: [123663](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/123663)

## Names

- en: Eastern Red Centipede

## Countries with the most observations

US (3139), CA (20)

## Summary

Scolopocryptops sexspinosus, the eastern red centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopocryptopidae. This common centipede is found in eastern North America. This species is large, reaching about 7 cm in length, and venomous. These centipedes move swiftly and can inflict a painful bite.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopocryptops_sexspinosus

## Photo

![Eastern Red Centipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-red-centipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kristi Zoebelein · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197274836

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-red-centipede?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).