The Common Desert Centipede is also known as the banded centipede or tiger centipede. It is common in the desert emerging on warm nights to hunt crickets, termites, and other arthropods. By day centipedes retreat underground to escape excessive heat and drying. Large specimens can exceed 100 mm in length and as such are top predators in the desert invertebrate community. In fact they are not averse to taking other predators such as scorpions, spiders, and solfugids as prey. The photo below was from one of last night's Nocturnal Treasures Tour!