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Amazonian giant green-horned centipede

Scolopendra viridicornis
Ku linnya: It is known as the Brazilian giant centipede because of where it is found.1
Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.
Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The Amazonian giant green-horned centipede is a large, fast hunting centipede that lives in the Amazon rainforest. It is a predator that uses venom to subdue its prey, and it is known in parts of Brazil for its use in folk medicine.1

Kibeera mu
Amazon rainforest, Brazil (the type locality is in Brazil)1
Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo
Obuwanvu
22 cm (8,7 in)3
obunene obwa bulijjo obw'ensolo enkulu
Embiro ezisinga
nga 2,1 km/h (1,3 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It hunts actively and seizes prey small enough to overpower, including arthropods and small vertebrates such as rodents, frogs, snakes and lizards. It holds prey with its muscular body and many legs, then delivers a venomous bite. It will also scavenge when food is available.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Amazonian giant green-horned centipede
Amazonian giant green-horned centipede. Ekifaananyi: Christopher Borges. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Large, muscular body with numerous legs1
  • Raised terminal (rear) legs, which it uses to grip an attacker1
  • Quick to run when disturbed1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

Obusagwa buyita mu mannyo gaakyo amawanvu (fangs) oba mu mannyo amalala nga kiruma.

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

When disturbed by a predator, it runs away quickly. If pursued, it raises its terminal legs to draw an attack to its hind end, then grips the attacker, spins round and bites before fleeing.1

Bwe kiruma

  • Naaza ekifo ekirumiddwa, kinyogoze oba kinnyike mu mazzi ag'ebbugumu olw'obulumi, era funa obuyambi bw'abasawo singa kyeyongera okuba ekibi.

Bulijjo sooka kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911). Buno bulagirizi bwa bujjanjabi obusooka obwa bulijjo, si kuwabula kwa musawo. Obujjanjabi obusooka obw'omusingi

Weekuume

  • Tokwatako, tokwata wadde okusoomooza ensolo ey'omu nsiko, ne bw'eba ntono, era ne bw'eba erabika nga yeebase oba nga efudde.
  • Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
  • Bw'emu ekuluma: beera mukkakkamu, totambula, kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911) oba tuuka mu ddwaliro mangu. Jjukira bwe yali efaanana, ekifaananyi kiyamba.

Tekikunoonya. Kikozesa obusagwa bwakyo okukwata emmere oba okwekuuma, era kyandisinze kwekweka. Ebirala ku kwekuuma

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Amazonian giant green-horned centipede kiwanvu nga 22 cm (8,7 in)Ndiizi nga 18 cm (7,1 in)Kkapa ey'awaka nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)
kiwanvu nga bbulooka 7 ez'okuzannyisa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 170 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Amazonian giant green-horned centipede kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

Despite its size, it can eat small vertebrates such as rodents, frogs, snakes and lizards.1

2

When a predator touches its raised rear legs, it grips the attacker and spins round to bite.1

3

A peptide called lacrain, found in its body, has strong effects against Gram-negative bacteria. It is the first peptide with antimicrobial activity described from a myriapod's body extract.1

4

Lacrain shows little toxicity to human red blood cells, which makes it promising for future uses.1

5

In northeast Brazil, it is used in regional folk medicine as a painkiller (analgesic).1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Scolopendra viridicornis
Ekibinja
Ebiwuka eby'amagulu amangi (centipedes)
Amaka
Scolopendridae2
Ensengeka
Scolopendromorpha
Ssemazinga
Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo
Akabi eri abantu
3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Scolopendra viridicornis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scolopendra viridicornis (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
  3. Venom Wiki: omutendera gw'akabi, obunene obwa bulijjo n'okuteebereza kw'embiro bibyaffe. Laba engeri gye tubibalamu: Engeri gye tupimamu akabi.

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