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Brown centipede

Lithobius forficatus

無害對人無害。不用擔心。

咬吃：肉

The brown centipede is a small, common centipede with a chestnut brown body. It lives in the upper layers of soil, under rocks and rotting logs, across Europe, North America and the Hawaiian Islands. It is venomous, but its bite is not dangerous to people.1

分布在

Europe, North America and the Hawaiian Islands1

歐洲

首頁

It lives in the upper layers of soil, particularly under rocks and rotting logs.1

長度

1,8 cm 到 3 cm (0,7 in 到 1,2 in)1

最高速度

大約 0,98 km/h（0,61 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It is a predator that feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates, including spiders, slugs, worms and flies. Its front legs are shaped like fangs and carry venom that helps it overpower prey.1

Brown centipede 的照片 — Brown centipede。照片：Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Chestnut brown body1
Adults are 18 to 30 mm long and up to 4 mm wide1
Legs have no stripes1
Runs extremely quickly for cover when uncovered1

常被誤認為： It is similar to several other European centipedes, especially the striped centipede (Lithobius variegatus). The brown centipede does not have stripes on its legs.1

毒液力量

咬

咬的時候，毒液會從毒牙或牙齒出來。

牠的毒液有什麼作用？

Its venom is used to overpower prey such as insects and spiders. In people, a bite causes at most brief, localised pain.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。

It is considered harmless to humans. Its small size means it rarely breaks the skin.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

When uncovered, it runs away extremely quickly to find cover.1

如果牠咬人

清洗咬傷處，冷敷或泡在溫水裡止痛，如果情況變糟，要就醫。

一定要先打緊急電話（112、000、911）。這是一般急救指引，不是醫療建議。急救基本知識

注意安全

絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物，就算是很小的動物，就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
給牠空間。如果遇到了，保持冷靜，慢慢往後退，讓牠自己離開。
如果被牠咬了：保持冷靜，保持不動，打緊急電話（112、000、911）或趕快去醫院。記住牠的樣子，有照片會很有幫助。

牠不是想來抓你。牠用毒液來捕捉食物或保護自己，而且牠更想躲起來。更多安全知識

在世界上的哪裡？

非洲亞洲歐洲北美洲南美洲澳洲與大洋洲

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

大約跟一根迴紋針一樣長

Brown centipede 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存，也不會傳送到任何地方。

牠有多快？

一隻陸龜 大約 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Brown centipede 大約 0,98 km/h (0,61 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

It has venomous front legs that look like fangs.1

Young centipedes hatch with seven pairs of legs and gain more as they grow.1

Its reaction to being uncovered, running quickly for cover, helps to identify it.1

It may live for five to six years.1

破解迷思

迷思： Any centipede with venom is dangerous to people.

真相： Although it has venom, this centipede is considered harmless to humans. Its small size means it rarely breaks the skin, and bites cause at most brief, localised pain.1

給毒液專家

學名: Lithobius forficatus
類群: 蜈蚣
家人: Lithobiidae2
排序: Lithobiomorpha
各大洲: 歐洲
寶寶: It hatches from an egg with seven pairs of legs. It gains body segments and a new pair of legs each time it moults, up to a maximum of 15 pairs in adults.1
壽命: 大約 6 年1
對人的危險: 1 / 5: 輕微3