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Chinese red-headed centipede

Scolopendra subspinipes
Dovra in mediDarar mortal, ma ina morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi.
Tschientpeis MorsasMangia: Charn
Privel per umans: GravIna morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

The Chinese red-headed centipede is one of the largest centipedes in the world. It lives across much of southeastern Asia and on many islands and continents, often through human introduction. It is an active hunter with a venomous bite, so it is best seen from a safe distance.1

Viva en
Southeastern Asia, tropical and subtropical Asia, Indian Ocean islands, Australia, South and Central America, the Caribbean, and possibly parts of the southern United States1
Asia
Lunghezza
20 cm (7,9 in)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 1,9 km/h (1,2 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
It hunts mainly spiders, scorpions and vinegaroons, and can overpower small animals such as mice and small reptiles. It seizes prey with its front legs and injects venom with its toxicognaths, holding the prey with its other legs until it is subdued.1
Propi!Foto da Chinese red-headed centipede
Chinese red-headed centipede. Foto: Alie / C.A. Kratzer. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

  • Body is usually red or reddish brown1
  • Legs are yellow or yellow-orange1
  • Has 22 body segments, each with one pair of legs1
  • Head has a flat shield and a pair of antennae1
  • Has a pair of modified front legs called forcipules, or toxicognaths, with sharp claws that connect to venom glands1

Forza dal tissi

Morsas

Il tissi vegn or tras ses dents da tissi u ses dents, cura ch'el morda.

Tge fa ses tissi?

Its venom normally causes extreme pain, among other symptoms. A fatal case was reported in the Philippines, where a 7-year-old girl was bitten on the head and died 29 hours later.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: GravIna morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

Its bite causes extreme pain, and a child has died after being bitten in the Philippines. Bites per year and other risk details are not recorded.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

It is aggressive and nervous, ready to strike if disturbed, and when defending itself it coils its whole body around the attacker while using its toxicognaths.1

Sch'el morda

  • Lava la morsa, sfradenta ella u metta ella en aua tievja cunter las dolurs, e tschertga agid medicinal, sch'i vegn mender.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

  • Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
  • Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
  • Sch'in tal animal ta morda: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Chinese red-headed centipede circa 20 cm lung (7,9 in)Ina banana circa 18 cm (7,1 in)In giat da chasa circa 50 cm (1,6 ft)
uschè lung sco 6 bluccs da construcziun in suenter l'auterpudess currer 100 meters en 190 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Chinese red-headed centipede cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

It is among the largest centipedes in the world, with a normal maximum length of 20 cm.1

2

The centipede was a traditional food source for Aboriginal Australians.1

3

Adults molt once every year and may live for 10 years or more.1

4

It is a popular pet among arthropod hobbyists.1

5

Young centipedes molt once a year and take 3 to 4 years to reach full adult size.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Scolopendra subspinipes
Gruppa
Tschientpeis
Famiglia
Scolopendridae2
Urden
Scolopendromorpha
Continents
Asia
Poppins
The female lays 50 to 80 eggs in a dark, protected place, guards them until they hatch, and wraps around her young if danger is detected.1
Durada da vita
circa 10 onns1
Privel per umans
3 / 5: Grav3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Scolopendra subspinipes (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scolopendra subspinipes (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
  3. Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.

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