09-18-2006, 02:42 PM
According to "Hawai'i's Invasive Species", the Giant Centipede, Scolopendra subspinipes, is an introduced species. It's origin is not clear, but it was noted to be in the Islands before 1847 and possibly via Polynesian voyagers. It has been detected as far north along the Hawaiian chain as Midway Atoll, but surprisingly, is not noted to be found on Kaua'i and Moloka'i. It is even on Kaho'olawe.
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