Definitely the high ugh factor here. The centipede has toxic venom that kills its victims within minutes, but isn’t lethal to humans. Not only it killed it within a minute, but it took a whole 3 days to eat it whole. Thankfully, he was smart enough to house it in the garage, not the house…. I can’t imagine the pain these creature are capable of inflicting. Yeah I know they’re important in the balance of nature They are fascinating and fun to watch and very docile. The centipede was about 5 inches long, not like these huge beasts. To keep scolopendra as pets, one needs a secured terrarium. It’s one of the most giant insects in the Amazon: measuring up to a foot long. I live in Alaska and I’ll take the bears and cold any day over those damn things. Until that friggin day i will never forget. Their was a tv show about people getting stung or bitten by animals/insects. It is the most common species in Brazil. I’m so embarrassed… I should have said 39, not 49. First name. No, I didn’t pick it up, I know better after keeping many different spiders, snakes, scorpions, etc. A word of warning: if you had a squeamish reaction to this story, don’t follow this link – it’s much worse as far as people are concerned. They would feed it live Giant Hissing Cockroaches (plucked right out of the exhibit cage next to the centipede’s). No no no no no. No. These centipedes are the largest in the world, and they are more commonly known as Amazonian giant centipedesdue to their massive size. ‘Common’ does not necessarily equal ‘correct’ or ‘best’ (though there is a lot of overlap, of course). have a hundred feet, but because most people can’t count above ), “Bla-bla-bla-video-comments, good pet, eats rodents, yadda-yadda–actually doesn’t poison it’s prey with it’s venom, but wrather injects it’s prey with a venom that cuases SO MUCH PAIN that the prey’s muscles constrict and stiffen, causing “paralysis” by pain, not by venom. The first one was the worst and felt like an electric shock and hurt for a couple hours. I love how this somehow led to twain and shakespeare! And emergency cans of extra-potent bug spray scattered throughout the house. CanInternet said: “”uncontrollable running-away-and-screaming”. 1. G-d I wish I lived in Alaska…, Alaska does have bears, just ask Stephen Colbert. !i live in hawaii and there are tons of them around.living with them would usually make u unafraid but SHIT THEY SCARE ME!!!! It hit the water & started swimming like a snake and all the fish cleared the area. A word of warning: if you had a squeamish reaction to this story, don’t follow this link – it’s much worse as far as people are concerned. And here I was thinking the little 1 inch centipedes were scary, lol. • :-(. Ow yeaah that´s a hell of a syndrome. Anyone remember the show “Creature Feature” from back in the 70’s I guess, they had The Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Blob, stuff like that on there…this sounds like one they “could have” had on there!!! “Whence” means “from where”, so “from whence” would mean “from from where”. Please do not distribute without written permission from Damn Interesting. But, which centipede has the worst bite? Scolopendra gigantea, also known as the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede, is one of the largest centipedes of the genus Scolopendra with a length up to 30 centimetres (12 in). (Yes, I know, centipedes are not bugs/insects.) I was curious to see what fish took it for a snack. Dietary needs are identical, and DNA inspection has proven no dissimilarities to normal S. gigantea. In fact, “from whence” has been used by Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and it appears 27 times in the King James Bible. May I say, in the most scholarly and learned way possible, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!! Obviously begs the question…do you live to eat or eat to live? The centipede is an Invertebrate Arthropod and the snake is a Vertebrate Reptilia. fourteen. My leg was swollen until the next day! I’ve just recently moved to St. Kitts, where these buggers chase you around your room at night. A zoologist I once asked about why these creatures feel so creepy, said that it is not the length or the diameter but the dozens of pairs of legs that move in different directions that give you a sense of insecurity and put you in a trance or hypnotize you. http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-fro2.htm, ChickenHead said: “Um… their both “Animals”… not much more related than that. As the centipede is known to be locally found in the Brazilian forests, the centipede was named an “Amazonian giant centipede”. This species is found in various places in South America and the Caribbean, where it preys on a great variety of animals, including other sizable arthropods, amphibians, mammals and reptiles. …ditto that “Yuck”! I suggest u get a really good cage. Scolopendra viridicornis in Grant Museum of Zoology, London, England. The Japanese Spider Crab looks to hold this title at 3.7m (admittedly not on land, and they’re not much for catching bats, but still, that’s 10X bigger), while I believe the Coconut Crab has the honor for terrestrial arthropods. Scolopendra viridicornis is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae which can be found within the Amazon rainforest, the type locality being in Brazil. I also recall reading a corroboration article about this little bugger in Discover magazine a few years ago, so if there is an error it is widespread. Shade said: “Yeah I’ve got one of those in my pants. Yes, people, TIGHT swim wear :P, OH MY GOD. There’s definitely not a pie reference for that fish. I have being stung many times.. some while i slept (creepy feeling have one crawl up ur leg while sleeping) and others while just sitting around and what not. They are a source of much entertainment and learning. They feed on a wide variety of animals, including some larger arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. Not only are these creatures very swift runners, but they are also highly adept climbers, a skill which allows them to scale walls to enjoy some surprisingly ambitious prey. There use to be a centipede a freaking meter long! “Whether or not it is ‘wrong’ according to some archaic grammar rule is irrelevant, because it has been in common usage for hundreds of years.”. Loved it! Kuz_Sam said: “Come to australia…we got 7 of the world top 10 most venemous snakes. To force a line break, use [/br] where you want the break to occur — note that it does not have a matching [br]. Scolopendra gigantea, also known as the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede, is one of the largest centipedes of the genus Scolopendra with a length up to 30 cm (12 in). Your blood is bound to be spilled I wonder how related the two are. Anyway that sting felt like Katherine Trammell viciously impaled my foot with a red hot ice pick. In the dining room there was a light fixtlure controller called a dimmer?? These centipedes are the largest in the world, and they are more commonly known as Amazonian giant centipedes due to their massive size. There would have been multi-car pile-ups as terrified teenagers fled the drive-ins. Wonder if the bat knew what hit it ? 7 times as large as today's, there were much larger centipedes called Arthropleura. My whole leg felt as if it was paralyzed. As as to the people commenting on owning one of these creatures – ‘to each his own’. The Amazonian giant centipede, however, creeps out at night to stalk even larger victims. Marvelous to watch when hunting, they are easy to care for and provided that you are cautious and give them the respect they deserve, bites are easily avoided. Besides, different “centipede” species have different numbers of body segments. to think that this centipede even if it is this large can snap out at high speed at the bat. . article. Um… their both “Animals”… not much more related than that. Well, think of it this way: there could be worse excuses for being unable to get laid. Amazonian giant centipede is a lethal centipede species found in the Amazon rainforests. :-) But I have a real PROBLEM with these centipedi things. No, several bricks, large ones. Then you should take your own advice, eh? This centipede uses venom too. Magyar: Scolopendra gigantea a londoni Természettudományi Múzeumban. There too small individually to be injured by alot of other insects and as a group to many to be stoped by large creatures , kinda related I guess. I know a centipede isn’t a worm but it’s got a sort of worm-like creepiness about it. Centipedes in general are carnivorous, though this term usually refers to a diet of smaller bugs or scavenged remains. :-)[/nitpicky notes to Mr. Bellows], Aw sh*t – yeah, thanks: I’m really gonna fall asleep now after reading THIS…, blacksmith_tb said: “Though they’re impressively big, I don’t think that “these arthropods are the largest in the world”. In the den is where I was taking a nap on a corner group couch bed table in corner you know so I always took the big cushions off so I was right up against that wall in a deep sleep but always on somewhat of alert cuz my middle brother, yeah like to friggin wake me up with u no say smellin salt things and mess with me always ( gotta admit life would have been boring without him) so dead asleep I wake up to this thing yeah hang in mid air waving and trying to catch my nose but failing to grab it that .time well when I focused in on what the hell is that I couldnt get the hell away from this thing fast enough, but I did and yelling/screaming for my older brother (he liked bugs) to get it. Yup, we’ve got many of these nasty creatures over here in the Caribbean. Found out about these creatures on animal planets “Lost Tapes”. @Silverhill: To nitpick your nitpicks, “from whence” is the most common modern usage, because it is more colloquial. I got bitten by one of these when I was about 10 or 11. Two small punctures proved the point but no swelling. I dont know how to explain this, i was 9. Hi, just wanted to tell you when I was vacationing on Grenada a few years back, I was woken by a rustling in my room. The most common large ‘pedes in captivity are Scolopendra polymorpha, a 6″ pede found in Arizona/Texas, and Scolopendra subspinipes, a nine-incher found in many tropical climates, most commonly imported from Vietnam & surrounding area. Not in my book, at least. The S. gigantea’s toxic venom works quickly as the bat hopelessly attempts to squirm from the grasp of many legs, only to succumb to the poison seconds later. Also, ‘old’ and ‘archaic’ are not fully synonymous, and using the latter where the former is more justified is needlessly pejorative. It wasn’t a really big one either, maybe 30 cm long. Alrite ppl…speaking from years and years of experience living with this things here in Barbados…one is actually dead on the bathroom floor as i type (just a baby only about 3 inches..found dead when i woke up). mares about a unusually large centipede I saw as a kid in Oklahoma. It was pretty Damn Interesting to watch that thing eat – particularly to a 10 year old kid (which I was at the time) that had never seen (or heard of) a giant centipede or a giant cockroach. Not “unnaturally”, actually–anything that occurs in nature is therefore quite natural. Also, I’ve heard of friends that have had these things worm themselves into their house during storms when the rain floods them out of their holes and dwellings to seek high and dry ground, and even some people who claim to have woken up after these 1 1/2 foot gaints drop from their celling and onto their beds in the middle of the night!!”. Just remember – you get to observe and enjoy your friend from outside of an enclosed aquarium. Ohh forgot the mention….they are alot bigger when alive than when dead. this one is at the top of the list: notorious for having the most potent venom of any land species of snake in the world, – Oxyuranus microlepidotus: the small scaled snake, the inland taipan, the fierce snake–A single bite from the Fierce Snake contains enough venom to kill as many as 100 human adults, or 250,000 mice, Taipan, Tigersnake and a Box jellyfish Does this remind anyone of king kong? I can take snakes, bats, worms and anything like that, but I can NOT handle things that have a lot of creppy-crawly legs. Nibble nibble nibble… such a nibbler! Ask yourself when the last time you did something equally difficult just to get something to eat? Although 'centipede' means '100 legs', they only have a pair of legs per body segment (usually 21 to 23 segments). That was so damned interesting that I probably won’t eat supper tonight. Scolopendra gigantea, is the latin name the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede, and is among the largest centipedes of the genus Scolopendra growing up to 12 in or more. Quite interesting job. True, I have seen certain species of snake exhibit similar traits while they hunt for bats at the entrance/exit to well knows roosts. I just think it would be cool to scare people with it. When he did it was hanging out of the dimmer switch in the den (it had one too, on the same wall like back to back to the dining room one, only a foot and a half apart as he was tryin to figure out how to get it out we all said his friggin tail is hangin out the other fixture in the dining room that was when I ran…oh hell no as he was tellin me what it was and what it would have done and how lucky i was to have woken up. JavaScript is disabled. Scolopendra gigantea is one of the enormous centipedes found in South America and the Caribbeans. I feel like under the old house is infested with them. . Because I live in an old house in Jamaica…n I have seen an extremely longgggggggggg one crawling under the surface of the house and I know that as soon as the heavy rains start…that thing will come out looking for higher and dryer ground! And a solid lid with a brick on top. A very remarkable creature to say the least and from what I remember from zoology class not the largest that has ever lived. The true giants are confined to tropical regions. . The giant centipede, Scolopendra gigantea, usually instills fear in most people. Also, I can’t remember much from biology class, so I’m not sure wheter or not these insects are a-sexual. I don’t cry easy but the 40 leg was a challenge. My world just got a little darker knowing that these exist. Now for further questions: As for the people who keep these as exotic pets, is there a way to de-venomize the insect? Lol. But in the Carboniferous period when the share of oxygen in the atmosphere was nearly 1.7 1.7 1. Here are five interesting facts about them: These guys are very big and scary, measuring at up to 30 cm (or 1 foot) long. Because of its size, it’s capable of hunting and taking down small animals, reptiles, and amphibians living near water. The Amazonian giant centipede preys on numerous animals including reptiles, mammals, amphibians and sizeable arthropods. Would harboring just one of them here in the U.S. (or anywhere other than its native areas for that matter) be cause for environmental concern? Woke in the morning with no ill effect. Things that make you go buhhhhhhhhh + shiver + loss fo bowl control. Ahh! Catching the flying bats is astounding. It’s hunting strategy is very similar to that of a snake, not to mention the similarities in physical build. The one that just bit me was about 5 inches long. I have never came across another centipede the size of “The Thing” until I read this, article. That being said, this will probably give me nightmares for weeks. It got worst after someone had the idea of trying to feed it a small rat. Mit Flexionstabellen der verschiedenen Fälle und Zeiten Aussprache und … I want to see one of these fight a wind scorpion. Currently have seven Scolopendra specimens, of different species, they are fantastic animals and most likely the favourites out of anything I’ve ever kept. The fast-flying bats have little warning of the centipede’s presence, and within moments one is snatched from the air in mid-flight. ;-)Getting back on topic…I certainly didn’t know that centipedes could get that big, or that they had such an interesting diet! Keep in touch. WE HAVE AMAZON GIANT CENTIPEDE FOR SALE. K i grew up the youngest of three, Me and My 2 older Brothers, (no sisters) and a tuff tomboy. DI as always. Amazonian Giant Centipede. No. My boys will love it! Amazonian Giant (Peruvian Giant Yellowleg) Centipede - Scolopendra gigantea Scolopendra gigantea (also known as Peruvian giant yellowleg centipede and Amazonian giant centipede) is the largest representative of the genus Scolopendra, regularly reaching … . Came across some centipedes few years back on a trip to the jungles of Borneo but they weren’t quite as big as that (still about 15cm!). http://magazine.audubon.org/ask/9901.html. You might accidentally get killed There are more than 3,000 recorded species of centipedes in the world. ;-) No thanks. You might accidentally get killed, Your life’s constantly under threat I keep large specimens in 10-gallon glass tanks with secure lids, and smaller pedes in screw top jars. It sucked. Thank God for my chicken pet…eats them fast. the ground was rumbling and everything, I was in my back yard looking for snakes when this happened, when i tell people this story, (only a few) they just say i have a wild imagination, But it was clear as day and REAL!! . Or or Amazonian giant centipede, Scolopendra gigantea, compared to a man`s foot size 10.5 US, or 43 EU, or 10 UK. That eased the pain but since it was 3AM and I was so tired I laid down and shoke my foot till I fell asleep. Made me chuckle in a evil hackling way… The only other affliction I’ve heard that causes that is mental, especially for the peoples in the arctic – for when in the dead of winter one will occasionally run out of their abode, sometimes naked, and if their friends don’t chase the guy down and drag ’em back, the person will surely freeze. i like the uncontrollable screaming and running away :D. *starts screaming and twitching uncontrollably*I HATE CENTIPEDES!! Summary DescriptionAPI English: Peruvian giant yellowleg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede (Scolopendra gigantea) at the Natural History Museum in London. DI as always Alan, look forward to reading new material mate…………(subtle hint…). Final solution was to walk about. My mother came across “The Thing” in a pile of damp laundry and immediately killed it. Ewwwwww, I don’t like that thought at all. For the past 19 years, I’ve suffered from the fear of anything even remotely worm-like. They are very common here and other Caribbean islands.These bastards hurtttt. Description: Ostensibly, SCP-363 are identical to Scolopendra gigantea, or the Amazonian giant centipede. But does anyone know how to exterminate them??? Though they’re impressively big, I don’t think that “these arthropods are the largest in the world”. Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that I can stand any sort of spider or other insect you throw my way … but centipedes .. *shudder* I really don’t know what about these things that freak me out, but they use to be everywhere when I lived in California. I think I’ll just stick to killing them on the video game. I have thankfully not encoutered their sting (which I’ve heard is VERY painful!) The biggest i`ve seen was at a wildlife reserve in Trinidad..its friggin huge (bigger than that one with mouse in the vid actually that was wasnt very big compared to what i seen over the years) and its allll black and fatttt… Thankfully they are the only insects or bugs or whatever you wanna call them around here that will bite if they have the chance. Stonefish and the poison thing that lives in a shell Some centipede enthusiasts even keep them as pets. Its a snake with 46 legs. . The first time I was there I was wandering around the store, peering in various cages. They are excellent pets but as stated, they command respect. I am so worried:-(((( Because everything in the above article is so true and i have killed about 4 – 5 of them already, but I fear that this one is the BIGGEST ONE YET!!! The centipede is an Invertebrate Arthropod and the snake is a Vertebrate Reptilia.”. Xoebe said: “Might I suggest an aquarium instead of something with any gaps in it. New to this site but I felt compelled to post on this as I have kept tarantulas, scorpions, & various giant centipedes and other bugs for a few years now. I NEED SOME HELP ON HOW TO TRY AND KILL IT NOWW!!! Amazonian Giant Centipede The Amazonian giant centipede is the largest centipede of the Scolopendra genus with a maximum body length of about 12 inches (30 cm). If you try to squash one with your foot they will rear up and dart in for a bite on your ankle. [/cringing with legs crossed.]. Reminds me of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. Its front section sways as its legs wriggle through the air in search of the intended target: a passing bat. It’s real! There are people who love these animals and spend their lives fascinated by them. your friendly neighbour from the land of the long white cloud (and nothing more poisonous than an in-law), Silverhill said: “Then you should take your own advice, eh? No. I hope to move out soon…though. I take it you have a lot of difficulty convincing women to sleep with you with all the pincers and venom. Giant Centipede Attacking Mechanism Common to all kinds or species of centipedes are their fearsome "poison claws". After paralysing it’s victum, one of two things happen. The show’s funny, but wow. (Wether it’s the same video others have talked about and posted links to, I’m not all too enthusiastic about looking up. And beleive it or not, in the same show a guy got stung by a platypus, with a special clawy thingy they have. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoberia. Come to australia…we got 7 of the world top 10 most venemous snakes. With one quick motion the S. gigantea snags its prey and injects an extremely potent venom. [1], "Lacrain: the first antimicrobial peptide from the body extract of the Brazilian centipede Scolopendra viridicornis", "Taxonomy – Scolopendra viridicornis (Amazonian giant centipede)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scolopendra_viridicornis&oldid=968782419, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Shape and Size . It was on the island of St. Kitts and the centipede was in the swimming pool wriggling around on the surface. They are becoming a favorite among exotic pet owners worldwide, but extreme care must be taken while handling them due to the fact that the slightest trace of the venom can cause a reaction on the skin. A centipede of this species can reach more than 10 centimeters in length. Very cool. The Amazonian giant centipede, and all centipedes, breathe through holes on the sides of their body segments. Last updated 10 March 2017. Amazonian giant centipede is considered to have the worst bite. “When your in a massive cave with a centipede on your face.. diarrhea!”…, I used to be terribly scared of spiders.But after seeing this guys,holy crap!I’d rather die than to be locked up in a room full of them. :). Perchance thou hast noticed that this, my writing, doth not correspond to the common usage? SCP-363 is, under normal circumstances, the appropriate size for S. gigantea. Wow! Also, re. With love, I am friggin creeped out right now!!!! In South Africa they have giant milipedes called the zongalulu– these critters look scary but they are completely harmless. Now I think I may have to bump centipedes from #3 on my list of “most hated bugs” to #2 or #1. Drakvil said: “A word of warning: if you had a squeamish reaction to this story, don’t follow this link – it’s much worse as far as people are concerned. • Science, History, & Psychology Since 2005 •. Close up the Giant red Centipede dangerous animal on white background. Honestly, they are the only animals that I worked with that gave me the creep. The next day he found two little bite marks next to his GROIN and found himself in a lot of pain.. The Amazonian Giant Centipede, the world’s largest (females may exceed 12 inches in length), and similarly-sized species also take bats, tarantulas, rodents, frogs, lizards, and small birds. His arm got swollen, and he still can’t move his fingers well after 6 months. ), wizeman said: “I am generally not afraid of bugs, however, I still have night, mares about a unusually large centipede I saw as a kid in Oklahoma. The Giant red Centipede dangerous animal on white background. Wherefore clingest thou to the outmoded?The vaunted Twain and Dickens, writing colloquially, could use whatever form(s) suited them, but I suspect that they were more “correct” in situations where Teddibly Propah Grammar was called for. I lost sight of it, but I imagine that if it made it to shore without suffocating, it would have been fine. And about that fish, owwww. Woah that is one nasty looking centipede. The peptide is promising as it does not show cytotoxic activity against human erythrocytes. I think it’s fair to say, although disgusting to some, we never give amazing creatures like this enough credit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc9lyJ3fLX0. You’re right. Icky, please no more stories about bugs or insects. (Some Creepy Crawlers!)”. Thanks to all for the well wishes! Pretty wierd. If goes well, they’ll both end up dead, and that will make 1 less of each for me to worry about. My feeling about what makes the creepy crawlies creepy is their nakedness. I can see Sci Fi doing a movie about them. If you wish to repurpose this copyrighted work, you must obtain permission. I know its not the centipedes fault it cant live up to its name, but why are they called centipedes, if they have less than half a hundred legs? I heard about that fish on a TV show called Venture Bros. (I guess old age is getting me anyway…) How can I go about putting parts of my text here in ITALICS, or BOLD, or even *gasp* UNDERLINED! I turned on the light & saw an 8 incher checking out the T-shirts I had purchased that afternoon. I have captured it under a glass. All rights reserved. If I ever saw one in real life I’d probably cry. http://magazine.audubon.org/ask/9901.html“, Oh my oh my oh my oh my… That one is horrible. Aotearoa rocks, unlike old Van Diemons land to the west. *shudder*. Beautiful in the symmetry and detail of their bodies that seem to flow as they move and kind of innocent as well but startling in the speed they can exhibit and truly brutal in their feeding habits. BELIEVE ME THESE CREATURES ARE AMAZING. – G. C. Lichtenberg”. Again, ugh. Are there giant carnivorous MILLIPEDES? Bit last night by a 40 leg in Jamaica; whoa! HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS: Naturally Occurring Out Of South America Ranging From Colombia, To Parts Of Venezuela; With Proper Care This Species Can Live 5 – 12 Years In Captivity; Adults Are Growing A Gargantuan Size Of 12 Inches From Head To Tail; These Are Tropical Foragers Living In Hot Humid South America We Recommend Warm Climates … Big shark just waiting for you to go swimming Now for completely unrelated questions: (okay, so I lied about having just two questions earlier, gimme a break!). Unless it’s one on bug phobias. The people commenting on owning one of the most giant insects in the most insects! 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