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Giant desert centipede

Scolopendra heros
Sakit sahajaIa sakit, tetapi tidak akan mencederakan kamu dengan serius.
Lipan GigitanMakan: Daging
Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

The giant desert centipede is the largest centipede in North America. It lives in dry deserts and rocky woodlands in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Its bright colours warn predators to keep away, and its bite is very painful.1

Hidup di
Southwestern United States (from New Mexico and Arizona east to Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana) and northern Mexico1
Amerika Utara
Laman utama
Found in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts and other dry and semi-arid places, as well as rocky woodland, such as in Arkansas. It stays underground on warm days and comes out in cloudy weather.1
Panjang
20 cm (7.9 in)1
Kelajuan maksimum
kira-kira 1.9 km/j (1.2 mph)
Di darat, anggaran kasar
Apa yang ia makan?
It hunts mainly at night for invertebrates and small vertebrates, including rodents, reptiles and amphibians. It can reach into the air to grab small flying insects, and uses its venom to subdue prey.1
Betul-betul!Gambar Giant desert centipede
Giant desert centipede. Gambar: gilaman. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

  • The largest centipede in North America1
  • Average length about 17 cm (6.5 in), and up to 20 cm (8 in) in the wild1
  • Has 21 or 23 pairs of legs1
  • The Texas and Arkansas form has a red head and a greenish black body and tail1
  • Several colour variants are known1

Kuasa bisa

Gigitan

Bisa keluar melalui taring atau giginya apabila ia menggigit.

Apa kesan bisanya?

Its venom is similar to that of other Scolopendra centipedes. It acts as a cytolysin, which damages cell membranes and ruptures cells, and it contains heart-affecting (cardiotoxic) proteins. The exact effects of the venom have not been fully studied, because it is hard to collect in useful amounts and breaks down quickly once processed.1

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

Bites cause sharp, searing pain and swelling in people, and there have never been any confirmed deaths from this species. Occasional symptoms include nausea, headache and localised skin death (necrosis). Severe cases, including kidney failure from muscle breakdown and heart attack, have been reported from Scolopendra bites in general.1

Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?

Its bright warning colours are a signal to predators to leave it alone.1

Jika ia menggigit

  • Basuh tempat gigitan, sejukkan atau rendam dalam air suam untuk menghilangkan sakit, dan dapatkan bantuan perubatan jika ia bertambah teruk.

Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas

Kekal selamat

  • Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
  • Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
  • Jika ia menggigit kamu: bertenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nombor kecemasan (112, 000, 911) atau pergi ke hospital dengan segera. Ingat rupanya, gambar boleh membantu.

Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Ia guna bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia lebih suka bersembunyi. Lagi tentang keselamatan

Di mana di dunia?

AfrikaAsiaEropahAmerika UtaraAmerika SelatanAustralia & Oceania

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

Giant desert centipede panjangnya kira-kira 20 cm (7.9 in)Sebiji pisang kira-kira 18 cm (7.1 in)Kucing rumah kira-kira 50 cm (1.6 ft)
sepanjang 6 blok binaan mainan disusun sebarisboleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 190 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)

Berapa besar Giant desert centipede berbanding KAMU?

Hanya matematik dalam pelayar kamu. Tiada apa yang disimpan atau dihantar ke mana-mana.

Berapa laju ia?

berguna untuk diketahui

Fakta

1

It can grab small flying insects out of the air.1

2

It is the largest centipede found in North America.1

3

Its colours change between variants, and the red-headed form found in Arkansas, Missouri and Texas is especially well known.1

4

It is a slow-growing species that can live for more than a decade.1

5

It grows slowly, and it keeps the same number of body segments for its whole life.1

Pemecah mitos

Mitos: A bite from this centipede is deadly.

Hakikat: No deaths from its bites have been confirmed. For people, the bite usually causes sharp pain and swelling in the area bitten.1

Untuk pakar bisa

Nama saintifik
Scolopendra heros
Kumpulan
Lipan
Keluarga
Scolopendridae2
Susunan
Scolopendromorpha
Benua-benua
Amerika Utara
Anak
It hatches from eggs.1
Bahaya kepada manusia
2 / 5: Menyakitkan3

Dari mana fakta datang

  1. Scolopendra heros (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scolopendra heros (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
  3. Venom Wiki: tahap bahaya, saiz biasa dan anggaran kelajuan adalah penilaian kami sendiri. Lihat cara kami mengiranya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.

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