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Peruvian giant centipede

Scolopendra gigantea

Perlu jumpa doktorJarang membawa maut, tetapi gigitannya perlu dirawat doktor.

GigitanMakan: Daging

Bahaya kepada manusia: SeriusGigitannya perlu dirawat doktor. Kematian sangat jarang berlaku.

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

Hidup di

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

Amerika Selatan

Laman utama

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

Panjang

30 cm (1 ft)1

Kelajuan maksimum

kira-kira 2.5 km/j (1.6 mph)

Di darat, anggaran kasar

Apa yang ia makan?

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

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

Cara mengenalinya

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

Kuasa bisa

Gigitan

Bisa keluar melalui taring atau giginya apabila ia menggigit.

Apa kesan bisanya?

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

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: SeriusGigitannya perlu dirawat doktor. Kematian sangat jarang berlaku.

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

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?

Afrika Asia Eropah Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia & Oceania

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

sepanjang 9 blok binaan mainan disusun sebarisboleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 140 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)

Berapa besar Peruvian giant centipede berbanding KAMU?

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

Berapa laju ia?

Kura-kura darat kira-kira 0.3 km/j (0.19 mph)

Peruvian giant centipede kira-kira 2.5 km/j (1.6 mph)

Orang berjalan kira-kira 5 km/j (3.1 mph)

berguna untuk diketahui

Fakta

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

Untuk pakar bisa

Nama saintifik: Scolopendra gigantea
Kumpulan: Lipan
Keluarga: Scolopendridae2
Susunan: Scolopendromorpha
Benua-benua: Amerika Selatan
Bahaya kepada manusia: 3 / 5: Serius3

Dari mana fakta datang

Scolopendra gigantea (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Scolopendra gigantea (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
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