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House centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

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

无害对人无害。不用担心。

蜈蚣

咬伤吃：昆虫

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

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

生活在

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

欧洲, 亚洲, 非洲

首页

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

长度

2.5 cm到3.5 cm (1 in到1.4 in)1

最高速度

约 1.4 公里/小时（0.87 英里/小时）

在陆地上: 它的维基百科文章

它吃什么？

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

House centipede的照片 — House centipede。照片：Kyle Elshoff。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

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

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？

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

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。

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

它害怕时会做什么？

When disturbed, it usually runs away quickly, and it can detach any legs that have become trapped.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260 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

House 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)

House centipede 约 1.4 公里/小时 (0.87 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

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

谣言粉碎机

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

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

给毒液专家

学名: Scutigera coleoptrata
类别: 蜈蚣
家人: Scutigeridae2
排序: Scutigeromorpha
大洲: 欧洲, 亚洲, 非洲
宝宝: 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
寿命: 约 7 年1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3