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House centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata
Sobre el nom: The genus name Scutigera comes from Latin words meaning 'to bear' and 'shield', because of the shape of the plates on its back.1
InofensiuInofensiu per a les persones. No t'has de preocupar de res.
Centpeus MossegadesMenja: Insectes
Perill per a les persones: LleuCom una picada d'abella o menys. Pràcticament inofensiu per a les persones.

The house centipede is a long-legged, yellowish-grey centipede that often shares homes with people. It comes from the Mediterranean region and has spread across much of the world. It is fast, has very long legs, and eats household pests, so it is useful to have around.1

Viu a
Native to the Mediterranean region. Now found across much of Europe, Asia, North and South America, and introduced to Australia.1
Europa, Àsia, Àfrica
Inici
Outdoors, it prefers cool, damp places such as under rocks, woodpiles, bark dust, and piles of leaves or compost. Indoors, it is found mostly in dark or dimly lit areas such as basements and garages, and also in bathrooms, kitchens, bedrooms and offices. It often emerges during garden watering, and it is most often seen in spring and autumn.1
Llargada
de 2,5 cm a 3,5 cm (de 1 in a 1,4 in)1
Velocitat màxima
uns 1,4 km/h (0,87 mph)
A terra: el seu article de la Viquipèdia
Què menja?
It eats spiders, bed bugs, termites, cockroaches, silverfish, ants and other household arthropods. It hunts mostly at night, relying mainly on its antennae, and catches prey by jumping onto it or by using its legs in a 'lassoing' technique.1
De debò!Foto de House centipede
House centipede. Foto: Kyle Elshoff. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Com reconèixer-lo

  • Typically yellowish-grey, with three dark stripes running down the length of its body.1
  • Up to 15 pairs of long legs, which also have dark stripes.1
  • Body is typically 25 to 35 mm long. With its legs and antennae, it looks about 75 to 100 mm long.1
  • Runs very quickly across floors, up walls and along ceilings, and can stop suddenly and stay still.1
  • Has well-developed eyes, unlike most other centipedes.1

Poder del verí

Mossegades

El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.

Què fa el seu verí?

It has a mild venom, which it injects through small claw-like structures called forcipules. Its venom is used mainly to subdue prey. In a bite on a person, the effect is limited to mild pain and swelling in the local area, similar to a bee sting.1

Com de perillós és per a les persones?

Perill per a les persones: LleuCom una picada d'abella o menys. Pràcticament inofensiu per a les persones.

House centipedes pose essentially no threat to people. They are not aggressive and usually flee when disturbed. Stings are rare and usually happen only when the centipede is cornered or handled roughly. Their forcipules have difficulty penetrating human skin. Allergic reactions have been reported but are rare, and nearly all successful bites heal quickly without complications.1

Què fa quan té por?

When disturbed, it usually runs away quickly, and it can detach any legs that have become trapped.1

Si mossega

  • Renta la mossegada, refreda-la o posa-la en remull en aigua tèbia per al dolor, i busca ajuda mèdica si empitjora.

Truca sempre primer al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911). Això són pautes generals de primers auxilis, no consells mèdics. Primers auxilis bàsics

Estigues segur

  • No toquis, atrapis ni molestis mai un animal salvatge, encara que sigui petit i encara que sembli adormit o mort.
  • Deixa-li espai. Si en trobes un, mantén la calma, recula a poc a poc i deixa que segueixi el seu camí.
  • Si te'n mossega un: mantén la calma, no et moguis, truca al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911) o ves de pressa a un hospital. Recorda com era, una foto ajuda.

No va a per tu. Fa servir el verí per caçar o per defensar-se, i prefereix mil vegades amagar-se. Més sobre com estar segur

On del món?

ÀfricaÀsiaEuropaAmèrica del NordAmèrica del SudAustràlia i Oceania

Que gran és?

Quant fa de llarg?

House centipede uns 3,5 cm de llarg (1,4 in)Un clip uns 3 cm (1,2 in)Un mòbil uns 15 cm (5,9 in)
més o menys el que fa de llarg un clippodria recórrer 100 metres en 260 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)

Que gran és House centipede comparat amb TU?

Només càlculs al teu navegador. No es desa ni s'envia res enlloc.

Com de ràpid va?

val la pena saber-ho

Dades

1

It can detach its own legs if they become trapped, which helps it escape danger.1

2

It can tell harmful prey from safe prey, and it changes how it feeds depending on the danger. With wasps, it retreats after stinging to let the venom take effect.1

3

Its tail-like hind legs look like antennae, so when it is at rest it is hard to tell its head end from its tail end.1

4

Unlike most centipedes, it has well-developed faceted eyes, although it hunts mostly by smell and touch through its antennae.1

5

Its blood contains proteins that carry oxygen, which is unusual among centipedes.1

6

It can live its whole life inside a building, usually on the ground floor of homes.1

Desmuntamites

Mite: House centipedes are dangerous and likely to attack people.

Veritat: They are not aggressive and usually run away. Their stings are rare and cause only mild, local pain and swelling.1

Per a experts en verins

Nom científic
Scutigera coleoptrata
Grup
Centpeus
Família
Scutigeridae2
Ordre
Scutigeromorpha
Continents
Europa, Àsia, Àfrica
Cries
They lay eggs in spring. In a laboratory study of 24 females, the average was 63 eggs and the maximum was 151. The young hatch with four pairs of legs and gain more with each moult until they reach 15 pairs.1
Esperança de vida
uns 7 anys1
Perill per a les persones
1 / 5: Lleu3

D'on surten les dades

  1. Scutigera coleoptrata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scutigera coleoptrata (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
  3. Venom Wiki: el nivell de perill, la mida típica i la velocitat estimada són nostres. Mira com els calculem: Com valorem el perill.

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