Giant centipede

Māori name: hara, hura

English name: giant centipede

Scientific name: Cormocephalus rubriceps (Newport)
order = Chilopoda; family = Scolopendridae

is native to Aotearoa / New Zealand, where it is found on Te Ika a Māui / North Island and nearby islands, more commonly in the north. It also occurs in Australia;
may grow up to 160 mm in length and 10 mm across;
shelters under or in logs and amongst leaves on the ground;
is carnivorous, crushing and piercing prey with its fearsome jaws, or mandibles;
has a bite that is painful although not poisonous to humans.