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Peruvian giant centipede

Scolopendra gigantea

Moet 'n dokter sienSelde dodelik, maar 'n byt moet deur 'n dokter gesien word.

ByteEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: Ernstig'n Byt moet deur 'n dokter gesien word. Sterftes is baie skaars.

The Peruvian giant centipede is the largest centipede species in the world, growing longer than 30 centimetres. It lives in northern South America and on several Caribbean islands, mostly in rainforests and dry forests. It hunts a wide range of animals, from insects to bats, and its venom is strong enough to stop small mammals.1

Leef in

Northern South America, with verified records from Aruba, Brazil, Curaçao, Colombia, Venezuela (including Margarita Island) and Trinidad1

Suid-Amerika

Tuis

It lives in tropical or sub-tropical rainforest and tropical dry forest, hiding in dark, damp places such as leaf litter, under rocks and logs, and under tree bark. Near human buildings, it often hides in trash piles, rubble, plant pots, crawl spaces under buildings, under old floor and ceiling boards, and in cracks in wooden, concrete and brick walls.1

Lengte

30 cm (1 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 2,5 km/h (1,6 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats any animal it can overpower and kill, including large insects, worms, snails, spiders, scorpions, millipedes, tarantulas, small lizards, frogs, snakes, sparrow-sized birds, mice and bats. Large individuals climb cave ceilings and use a few legs to hold on while they handle heavier prey, such as bats.1

Foto van Peruvian giant centipede — Peruvian giant centipede. Foto: Katka Nemčoková. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

It is the largest centipede species in the world, with a length exceeding 30 centimetres.1
Specimens may have 21 or 23 body segments.1
Its common name refers to yellow legs.1
It climbs readily and can rest in hiding spaces under tree bark.1

Gifkrag

Byte

Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its venom is strong enough to immobilise small mammals it hunts, such as bats and mice. The venom is produced in a modified pair of legs placed under the head.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: Ernstig'n Byt moet deur 'n dokter gesien word. Sterftes is baie skaars.

At least one human death has been linked to its venom. In 2014, a four-year-old child in Venezuela died after being bitten by a giant centipede hidden inside an open soda can. Researchers at Universidad de Oriente later confirmed the animal was this species.1

As dit byt

Was die byt, koel dit af of week dit in warm water vir die pyn, en kry mediese hulp as dit erger word.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou byt: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 9 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan 100 meter in 140 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Peruvian giant centipede in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Skilpad omtrent 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Peruvian giant centipede omtrent 2,5 km/h (1,6 mph)

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Large individuals have a clever way of catching bats: they climb cave ceilings and hold their heavier prey with only a few legs attached to the ceiling.1

It is the largest centipede species in the world, with a length exceeding 30 centimetres.1

It can overpower animals as large as tarantulas, and it can also kill snakes up to 25 centimetres long.1

Its venom comes from a modified pair of legs placed just underneath its head.1

It climbs readily and will use hiding spaces under tree bark.1

Its natural predators include large birds, spiders, and mammals that hunt arthropods, such as the coati, kinkajou and opossum.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Scolopendra gigantea
Groep: Honderdpote
Familie: Scolopendridae2
Orde: Scolopendromorpha
Kontinente: Suid-Amerika
Gevaar vir mense: 3 / 5: Ernstig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Scolopendra gigantea (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Scolopendra gigantea (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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