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The '''Scorpio-pede''' is a fictional species of arachnids which first appeared in the extended version of the [[2005]] [[:Category:Films|film]], ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]''.
The '''Scorpio-pede''' is a species of creature descended from a common ancestor with the centipede. They were designed by [[wikipedia:Wētā Workshop|Wētā Workshop]] for the [[2005]] [[:Category:Films|film]], ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]''. Their scene was filmed, but was cut from the theatrical release of the film, but it can be viewed as a part of the extended cut available in certain home video releases.  
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==Design==
==Design==
Scorpio-pedes appear to be large centipedes with two small scissors near the head. They have five pairs of legs they use to walk around and a tail with two sharp spikes at the end of it. They are brown in color.<ref>[http://surbrook.devermore.net/adaptationscreatures/movies/kong/scorpio_pede.html THE WORLD OF KONG: SCORPIO-PEDE "Grappling-Hook-Abdomen Scorpion-Feet"]</ref>
Scorpio-pedes were two-to-three-foot-long, highly evolved centipedes with long, armored bodies with wide, flat tails with venomous barbs on the ends. They used five of their pairs to walk, while the front-most pair served as grazing aids. They were mainly brown in color.
==Ecology==
The Skull Island Scorpio-pede was so highly specialized in its traits, that it required classification a new taxonomic family. Scorpio-pedes were most abundant of the Skull Island [[Skull Island bugs|neopedes]]. As adults, they lived in colonies, and harvested algae with their sharp pincers from rocks and logs. Their first pair of legs had adapted to aid in the grazing practice, and its back few had been replaced with a flipper-like tail for swimming. They laid their eggs on the underside of leaves overhanging the water, and on hatching, the nymph Scorpio-pedes would live entirely in the water as predators before becoming amphibious adults. Scorpio-pedes were incredibly territorial and would turn on any intruder to their immediate surroundings with their fast-acting venom stored in their tails.<ref name="The World of Kong 96">{{cite book|title=[[The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island]]|author=Falconer, Daniel, Weta Workshop|date=22 November 2005|page=96|publisher=Pocket Star|isbn=978-1-4165-0519-8}}</ref>
==History==
==History==
===[[King Kong (2005 film)|''King Kong'' (2005)]]===
===[[King Kong (2005 film)|''King Kong'' (2005)]]===
Some Scorpio-pedes attacked the ''[[Venture]]'' crew, but later retreated back as soon they sensed the [[Piranhadon]] coming.
As the crew of the ''[[Venture]]'' floated across a river in pursuit of [[King Kong|Kong]], their rafts were swarmed with attacking Scorpio-pedes. They did their best to fend them off, but they all retreated when a [[Piranhadon]] capsized the makeshift rafts.
==Abilities==
==Abilities==
When in danger, Scorpio-pedes raise their tails upwards. Scorpio-pedes have two, very sharp spikes at the end of their tails that can even go through even thick dinosaur hides, these spikes release fast-acting poison that can even kill small animals like lizards, birds and dogs.
===Venom===
==Trivia==
The Scorpio-pede was equipped with a venomous tail that could cause discomfort to large dinosaurs, and quickly kill smaller animals like birds.
*Scorpio-pedes eat algae.
 
==Video games==
*''[[Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]'' (2005) - Nintendo GameCube and DS, PC, [[Sony]] PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Xbox and Xbox 360
 
==Roar==
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/P1emEv5iua0</youtube>|Scorpio-pede roars and sound effects in ''[[Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]''}}
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Scorpio-pede
Scorpio-pede
Alternate names Grappling-Hook-Abdomen Scorpion-Feet
Species Nepapede harpagabdominus
Length 2-3 feet
First appearance King Kong (2005)

The Scorpio-pede is a species of creature descended from a common ancestor with the centipede. They were designed by Wētā Workshop for the 2005 film, King Kong. Their scene was filmed, but was cut from the theatrical release of the film, but it can be viewed as a part of the extended cut available in certain home video releases.

Design

Scorpio-pedes were two-to-three-foot-long, highly evolved centipedes with long, armored bodies with wide, flat tails with venomous barbs on the ends. They used five of their pairs to walk, while the front-most pair served as grazing aids. They were mainly brown in color.

Ecology

The Skull Island Scorpio-pede was so highly specialized in its traits, that it required classification a new taxonomic family. Scorpio-pedes were most abundant of the Skull Island neopedes. As adults, they lived in colonies, and harvested algae with their sharp pincers from rocks and logs. Their first pair of legs had adapted to aid in the grazing practice, and its back few had been replaced with a flipper-like tail for swimming. They laid their eggs on the underside of leaves overhanging the water, and on hatching, the nymph Scorpio-pedes would live entirely in the water as predators before becoming amphibious adults. Scorpio-pedes were incredibly territorial and would turn on any intruder to their immediate surroundings with their fast-acting venom stored in their tails.[1]

History

King Kong (2005)

As the crew of the Venture floated across a river in pursuit of Kong, their rafts were swarmed with attacking Scorpio-pedes. They did their best to fend them off, but they all retreated when a Piranhadon capsized the makeshift rafts.

Abilities

Venom

The Scorpio-pede was equipped with a venomous tail that could cause discomfort to large dinosaurs, and quickly kill smaller animals like birds.

Video games

Roar

Scorpio-pede roars and sound effects in Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie


References

This is a list of references for Scorpio-pede. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. Falconer, Daniel, Weta Workshop (22 November 2005). The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island. Pocket Star. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4165-0519-8.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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