Looking for California Forceps Centipedes

Looking for California Forceps Centipedes (Theatops californiensis) in a Sierran pine tree forest. This is the 4th largest centipede species in this state.
Other species represented in this video:
Sierran Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea palmeri) - 1:03 and 5:13
Western Forest Scorpion (Uroctonus mordax) - 1:28
Darkling/Desert Beetle (Nyctoporis cf. carinata) - 1:28
Feather Millipede (Brachycybe rosea) - 2:49
Sharp-Tailed Snake (Contia tenuis) - 3:18
Ground Beetle (Pterostichus lama) - 4:43
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[@Editer38738]

Nice video, I'm STILL on the search for brachycybe. You've inspired me as an 11 year old boy that loves entomology thank you so mutch.

[@GeneralApathy]

:D

[@thatslogan1]

I'm very appreciative of this channel, I'm glad I found you. I've always loved bugs and critters of all kinds so it's cool to actually learn the scientific names and cool things about them, thank you

[@GeneralApathy]

Thank you very much. :D

[@Vampshroom420]

OK,a centipede grooming one of his antenna is the most adorable thing i think i have seen in a long time.

[@laran110]

Your channel is such a gem, I'm really glad this was in my recommended.

[@GeneralApathy]

:D

[@corbin_fishing]

I wish I found you channel when I lived in California! I just moved and I never knew there were such cool creatures there

[@Overposting]

youre so underrated

[@bugsmetropolis1]

Excited to watch!

[@twasbrillig33]

love your knowledge and frequent postings...amazing channel

[@GeneralApathy]

Thank you. :D

[@azfk]

Nice vid 👁

[@harshbagde156]

Awsome and unique content bro

[@kaisernorbert3198]

Bro just randomly picking up these things and i cant even look at them on my monitor without fear . haha

[@revSideways]

I've been binge watching your videos, great content man!

[@GeneralApathy]

Thank you. :)

[@nathan-hm5uy]

I like exploring these areas too. I often see scolotocrytops in the sierra pine forests and i thought they got to the same size as theatops. I also see a lot of Omus which I'd consider closer to pasimachus than pterostichus although p. lama is a very cool bug as well.

[@GeneralApathy]

I found both Scolopocryptops and Omus while I was out shooting this video, I just decided not to include them. I am almost positive that Scolopocryptops cannot attain the sizes that T. californiensis can.

[@nathan-hm5uy]

@@GeneralApathy yep. I've definitely seen theatops length scolocrytops before but the theatops I've seen have never been polymorpha sized but like over 2 inches. I have seen references for 3 inch scolopocrytops which I'd believe as some of the specimens I've seen have come close. Do you know if these two species take different prey? It makes little sense for two very similar centipedes to share the same niche

[@Nosirrah2112]

Love this channel. I hope you get a chance to make a lot more videos :)

[@GeneralApathy]

I’m working on that. :D

[@realfnneato3111]

great channel, thanks for the vid

[@GeneralApathy]

Thank you. :D

[@daisyperri4164]

Love your video!!!

[@frankdughtank8327]

Yes more videos

[@corbin_fishing]

Do you have any pacific giant centipedes? Those are some of my favorite they are so beautiful

[@TheAdequateMedia]

IF***** big foot is indeed a real animal i desperately want you to be the one to encounter it

[@wr3add]

👀homie just casually picks up a scorpion…then he’s all like “also check out these things you didn’t know you’re about to have nightmares about”

[@rattlerboi4034]

Awesome man

[@gretashapiro4118]

Great stuff.i used to do that all day everyday. Now I'm married in the city

[@Frawzen480]

Wow, thank you algorithm..

[@piyushbhavsar9004]

6:23 “Byee, never make me feel your annoying face again ^⁠_⁠^ ", “What? Get back here you a****le" *Wiggle wiggile wiggle wiggle “Wait why am I back here? Why am I not moving?! Uh oh, not her not her not her" *Super awkward silence

[@MrRedsjack]

There are people like you in Australia. At the cemetery.

[@salmonsaladsandwich8161]

The T. posticus I find in Florida seem to be bigger than the ones in deserts out west, they’re often about the same size as the californiensis you call big in this vid (never measured them but they definitely reach 6 cm+). They’re a nice red color too

[@MrThree1zero]

Hey, I found a small hole with a webbing wall that completely blocked the entrance. It was awesome to see, any idea what type of spider does that? I snapped a few pics and would love to share it with you. I was exploring around in The Jumbo Rocks campground in Joshua Tree, California.

[@GeneralApathy]

Send me photos. I'd be happy to identify it for you.

[@MrThree1zero]

@@GeneralApathy Awesome. I will send them through Instagram

[@loup9815]

That alligator lizard took u for a ride lol

[@toska3528]

I sort of wonder if those different centipedes can breed with one another and if they do, if they can make mutt-centipedes?

[@roughroadrunner88]

Me: Dude those are dangerous.. Him: catching anything on site by hand and naming all of them together with their scientific names plus description.

[@quitlife9279]

Any ideas why some centipede species have evolved unusual back legs?

[@VoiceDisasterNz]

This is cool but I'm gonna stick to picking mushrooms lol

[@l.7584]

Someone please... the plant species at 5:37

[@gamemeister27]

Catching lizards is impossible at the best of times, much less using one hand while filming with the other.

[@spookyy7665]

got anything for sale? id love to buy, lmk mate

[@thejackalbaby8385]

Are you local to norcal?

[@GeneralApathy]

Yes.

[@mazmurlo9283]

How high up elevation do forcep centipedes get up to?

[@GeneralApathy]

They pass 2000 meters but I do not know their limit.

[@mazmurlo9283]

That’s, a lot higher than I expected, thanks!

[@GeneralApathy]

@@mazmurlo9283 After looking into it a bit more, it seems that their upper limit is dictated by the presence of suitable habitat, not necessarily elevation itself. The forest may become too sparse for the centipede much before the unknown elevation cap for this species.

[@mazmurlo9283]

@General Apathy That’s actually pretty interesting, thanks for digging around. Also, thanks for the vid, coincidentally I was already going to the Sierras for the week, and I was able to grab a decent of these guys.

[@daisyperri4164]

Aren’t you afraid of getting bitten?😭

[@GeneralApathy]

These centipedes are quite friendly. Even if they were to bite, the effects of the venom would be mild.

[@sharkusvelarde]

Can you do a video of the most overrated centipede in California?