Giant scolopendra – the largest millipede on the planet

A photo from open sources Fast, incredibly vicious and very, very the creepy Scolopendra giant has come to this planet, throughout appearances, straight from a nightmare. This millipede reaches a quarter meter in length, and her body consists of 21-23 sections, each of which is equipped with a pair of quick, dexterous legs 2.5 cm high. The giant scolopendra lives in South America, in Puerto Rico and Jamaica Photo from open sources Millipede head is equipped with strong jaws filled with poison – thanks to this she is capable of to hunt animals that are much larger than her, for example bats. In addition, scolopendra is different irritable and nervous character, which contributes to the absence vision – the eyes of an animal can distinguish only light and darkness. it makes scolopendra rather suspicious, and in response to the threat, she prefers to attack by injecting paralytic venom into the victim actions. Photo from open sources Being a hungry scolopendra becomes very aggressive, she is able to develop high speed at hunting, and the agility and mobility of her body allows hunting even small birds. Scolopendra devours the victim gradually, as it the digestive system is very primitive. For instance, researchers once watched her dine on a murdered volatile with the mouse – in 3 hours she ate and digested about 35% of the victim’s body. A here you can see how the giant scolopendra dealt with poor rodent: