Scolopocryptops gracilis (Western fire centipede)

CHP: Live or Dead Animal at 1000 Highway 299 W Hum R10.00 9:42 p.m.
OUTAGE: Power Outage in Rio Dell; 13 Customers Affected 9:32 p.m.
HIGHWAYS: Northbound / Southbound 101 Lane Closure 9:06 p.m.
HIGHWAYS: Northbound / Southbound 101 Lane Closure 9:06 p.m.
UPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/university/2026/oct/26/#incident-1219558">Citizen Assist &#8212; Library 8:34 p.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/oct/26/#incident-1219556">Suspicious Circumstance &#8212; 2600 block of HALL AVE 8:26 p.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/oct/26/#incident-1219557">Alarm &#8212; TULLEY CREEK RD 8:07 p.m.

Scolopocryptops gracilis. Photo: (c) KW, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scolopocryptops is a genus of bark centipedes in the family Scolopocryptopidae. There are at least 20 described species in Scolopocryptops.

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