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House centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

O imenu: The genus name Scutigera comes from Latin words meaning 'to bear' and 'shield', because of the shape of the plates on its back.1

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Strige

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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

Živi v

Native to the Mediterranean region. Now found across much of Europe, Asia, North and South America, and introduced to Australia.1

Evropa, Azija, Afrika

Domov

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

Dolžina

2,5 cm do 3,5 cm (1 in do 1,4 in)1

Največja hitrost

približno 1,4 km/h (0,87 mph)

Na kopnem: njen članek na Wikipediji

Kaj je?

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

Fotografija: House centipede — House centipede. Fotografija: Kyle Elshoff. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Kako jo prepoznaš

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

Moč strupa

Ugrizi

Strup pride ven skozi strupnike ali zobe, ko ugrizne.

Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?

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

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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

Kaj naredi, ko se prestraši?

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

Če ugrizne

Ugriz umij, ga ohladi ali proti bolečini namakaj v topli vodi in poišči zdravniško pomoč, če se poslabša.

Vedno najprej pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911). To so splošna navodila za prvo pomoč, ne zdravniški nasvet. Osnove prve pomoči

Ostani varen

Nikoli se ne dotikaj divje živali, je ne lovi in je ne draži, tudi če je majhna in tudi če je videti, kot da spi ali je mrtva.
Pusti ji prostor. Če jo srečaš, ostani miren, počasi stopi nazaj in jo pusti, da gre svojo pot.
Če te ugrizne: ostani miren, ne premikaj se, pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911) ali hitro pojdi v bolnišnico. Zapomni si, kako je izgledala, fotografija pomaga.

Ne preži nate. Strup uporablja, da ulovi hrano ali se zaščiti, in se veliko raje skrije. Več o varnosti

Kje na svetu?

Afrika Azija Evropa Severna Amerika Južna Amerika Avstralija in Oceanija

Kako velika je?

Kako dolga je?

približno tako dolga kot sponka za papirzmore 100 metrov v 260 sekundah (najhitrejši človek potrebuje 9,6)

Kakšne velikosti je House centipede v primerjavi s TABO?

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Kako hitra je?

Želva približno 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

House centipede približno 1,4 km/h (0,87 mph)

Človek, ki hodi približno 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

vredno vedeti

Dejstva

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

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

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

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

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

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

Razbijalec mitov

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

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

Za strokovnjake za strupe

Znanstveno ime: Scutigera coleoptrata
Skupina: Strige
Družina: Scutigeridae2
Red: Scutigeromorpha
Celine: Evropa, Azija, Afrika
Mladiči: 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
Življenjska doba: približno 7 let1
Nevarnost za ljudi: 1 / 5: Blaga3

Od kod so dejstva

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