Sightings by month
Common brown centipede
Lithobius ?forficatus
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Centipedes
Large, robust centipede with body length of ca. 1-2 cm. Body a rich orange-brown in colour. Legs unbanded. The species id is tentative as there are several similar large species differentiated on microscopic features. This is the commonest of them.
Found in leaf litter under logs in wooded areas, and, rarely,in the house.