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Giant desert centipede

Scolopendra heros
Dafay metti rekkDafay metti, waaye du la lor bu bon.
Mille-pattes Dafay màttDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

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

Dafay dund ci
Southwestern United States (from New Mexico and Arizona east to Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana) and northern Mexico1
Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
Kër
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
Guddaay
20 cm (7,9 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 1,9 km/h (1,2 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
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
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Giant desert centipede
Giant desert centipede. Foto: gilaman. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • 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

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

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

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

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

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

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

Su màttee

  • Raxas fa mu màtt, sedal ko walla nga sóob ko ci ndox mu tàng tuuti ngir metit wi, te wutal ndimbal doktoor su gënee bon.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su benn màttee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Fan ci àddina?

AfrigAsiTugalAmerig gu Bëj-gànnaarAmerig gu Bëj-saalumOstarali ak Oseyani

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Giant desert centipede guddaayam lu tollu ci 20 cm (7,9 in)Ab banaana lu tollu ci 18 cm (7,1 in)Ab muusu kër lu tollu ci 50 cm (1,6 ft)
guddu na ni 6 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 190 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Giant desert centipede ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

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

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: A bite from this centipede is deadly.

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

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Scolopendra heros
Mbooloo
Mille-pattes
Njaboot
Scolopendridae2
Toftal
Scolopendromorpha
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
Liir yi
It hatches from eggs.1
Musiba ci nit
2 / 5: Dafay metti3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Scolopendra heros (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scolopendra heros (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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