Among the family of centipedes (Scolopendridae), there is the genus Rhysida; this is the second largest genus of centipedes found in the Neotropics, Indo-Malaya, and Africa.
Talking about centipedes, this is the arthropod animal that I was most afraid of after scorpions when I was a child. Sometimes our parents scare us with centipedes. That was their ultimate trick to keep us from going too far from home to play.
...and for a long time, I rarely saw centipedes again, until one time last January, I saw this animal again in the woods, which are located south of my town.
It's just that this one feels a bit different from the others.
This one has unique characteristics and is the first I have seen: a blue-legged centipede.
This centipede seems to have characteristics that match the species Rhysida nuda, which is said to be endemic to Australia.
All these photos are my original work, taken with a Xiaomi POCO NFC smartphone and an assembled external macro lens.
