How long is the longest centipede in the world? bring

The largest centipede known in the world is the Galapagos giant centipede, which can reach 43 cm in length and can kill almost any amphibian and reptile. Before the Galapagos giant centipede appeared, the Peruvian giant centipede was generally considered as the largest species in the world.

1, Galapagos giant centipede is as follows:

Galapagos giant centipede, Latin scientific name Scolopendra galapagoensis, has a body length of 30-40 cm, and the largest can reach 44-46 cm. Tiger-footed giant looks like a centipede in Hainan. It is understood that the centipede ranks first in length for the time being and has a strong body. Distributed in Santa Cruz Island of Galapagos Islands, coastal areas of Ecuador, southern Peru and Cook Islands.

2. Peruvian giant centipede

The largest length of Peruvian giant centipede is 4 1-42 cm. The first pair of feet of centipede are hooked and sharp, and there is a mouth of poisonous glands at the end of the hook, which is generally called palatal teeth, claws or poisonous limbs, and can discharge poisonous juice. Mainly distributed in Trinidad in the Caribbean, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and other Amazon countries and regions in South America.

3. Vietnamese giant centipede

The Vietnamese giant centipede can reach more than 25 cm in length, and its toxicity is relatively strong in the centipede world, with about 20 pairs. Fierce in nature, fierce in character and sensitive, it will take the initiative to attack any other limbs near it, mainly distributed in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and other places in Asia.

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Living habits:

Centipede is afraid of the sun. It doesn't sleep during the day and comes out at night. It likes to live in a dark, warm, rain-proof and ventilated place. Scolopes likes to live in hilly areas and sandy land. During the day, they often lurk in the cracks of masonry, under the roots of walls, and in the dark corners of piles of leaves, weeds and rotten wood. At night, they come out to feed on caterpillars, spiders and cockroaches.

Generally, when the weather turns cold in May 438+1October in June, they dig holes into the soil on the hillside facing the sun in the lee, and lurk in the soil about 12cm deep from the ground. After the winter solstice (early March), as the weather gets warmer, they start to feed again.

Centipede has a strong ability to drill seams. It often uses its sensitive tentacles and flat head plate to explore joints, and most of the gaps between rocks and land can pass through or inhabit. When the density is too large or disturbed too much, it can cause cannibalism and even death. However, under the condition of artificial breeding, dozens of animals can live together with sufficient bait and drinking water.

Centipede is a typical carnivore, fierce in sex, with a wide range of food, especially fond of eating insects. When food is scarce in early spring, you can also eat a small amount of grass and moss buds.

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