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Chinese red-headed centipede

Scolopendra subspinipes

需要看医生很少致命，但被咬了要去看医生。

咬伤吃：肉

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

生活在

Southeastern Asia, tropical and subtropical Asia, Indian Ocean islands, Australia, South and Central America, the Caribbean, and possibly parts of the southern United States1

亚洲

长度

20 cm (7.9 in)1

最高速度

约 1.9 公里/小时（1.2 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

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

Chinese red-headed centipede的照片 — Chinese red-headed centipede。照片：Alie / C.A. Kratzer。 CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

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

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 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

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 严重被咬了要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。

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

它害怕时会做什么？

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

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？

和 6 块玩具积木排成一排一样长190 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Chinese red-headed 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)

Chinese red-headed centipede 约 1.9 公里/小时 (1.2 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

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

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

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

It is a popular pet among arthropod hobbyists.1

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

给毒液专家

学名: Scolopendra subspinipes
类别: 蜈蚣
家人: Scolopendridae2
排序: Scolopendromorpha
大洲: 亚洲
宝宝: 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
寿命: 约 10 年1
对人的危险: 3 / 5: 严重3