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Brown centipede

Lithobius forficatus

无害对人无害。不用担心。

咬伤吃：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

生活在

Europe, North America and the Hawaiian Islands1

欧洲

首页

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

长度

1.8 cm到3 cm (0.7 in到1.2 in)1

最高速度

约 0.98 公里/小时（0.61 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

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.

怎样认出它

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

常被误认为： 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

毒液之力

咬伤

它咬的时候，毒液通过毒牙或牙齿出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

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

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

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

它害怕时会做什么？

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

如果它咬人

清洗咬伤处，冷敷或泡温水止痛，如果变严重就去看医生。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果被它咬了：保持冷静，保持不动，拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样，拍张照片会有帮助。

它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己，而且它更愿意躲起来。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

差不多和一个回形针一样长

Brown centipede和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)

Brown centipede 约 0.98 公里/小时 (0.61 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

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

谣言粉碎机

谣言： 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

给毒液专家

学名: Lithobius forficatus
类别: 蜈蚣
家人: Lithobiidae2
排序: Lithobiomorpha
大洲: 欧洲
宝宝: 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
寿命: 约 6 年1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3