Typical House Centipedes
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Typical House Centipedes
scutigeridae
Typical House Centipedes are fast little creatures that scurry around your home! They have long legs and can move quickly to catch their dinner—small bugs!
Hábitat: They live in damp areas inside homes, such as basements and bathrooms.
Aspecto
The Typical House Centipede has a yellowish-grey body with three dark stripes running down its back. It is characterized by its exceptionally long, delicate, striped legs and even longer antennae, giving it a distinctive, bristly appearance that makes it instantly recognizable from other arthropods.
ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseChilopodaOrdenScutigeromorphaFamiliaScutigeridaeGéneroScutigera
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Common
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A centipede can run so fast, it looks like a blur zipping across the floor!
Despite their scary appearance, their bite is usually harmless to humans, just like a bee sting!
House centipedes actually help keep your home clean by eating bothersome insects like cockroaches!
They have many leg pairs, but always an *odd* number of pairs, never an even amount!
Habilidades especiales
Habilidad
Lightning Legs
Typical House Centipedes can run incredibly fast and change direction instantly because of their numerous, flexible legs, helping them catch agile prey.
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Venomous Vangs
Typical House Centipedes have small, potent venom glands in their front legs that help them quickly subdue larger insect prey.
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Escape Artist
Typical House Centipedes can shed a leg when caught by a predator, which then twitches to distract the threat, allowing them to escape.
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Night Vision Antennae
Typical House Centipedes use their extremely long, sensitive antennae to 'feel' their surroundings and pinpoint prey in complete darkness.
Medidas y detalles
- Tamaño
- 25-35 mm
- Esperanza de vida
- 1095-2555 días
- Cantidad de patas
- 30
Dieta y alimentación
These quick hunters eat other small bugs, keeping your home pest-free!
Alimentos principales
- spiders
- cockroaches
- silverfish
- termites
- ants
Método de búsqueda
- Pursuit
Conexiones ecológicas
hunts
German Cockroach
Blattella germanica
A common household pest they actively pursue.
hunts
Silverfish
Ctenolepisma longicaudatum
They actively hunt these paper-eating insects.
hunts
Barn Funnel Weaver
Tegenaria domestica
Preys on many common house spiders.
Rasgos
Solitario
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
Descomponedor
Describe a los organismos que descomponen la materia orgánica muerta, reciclando los nutrientes de vuelta al ecosistema.
Carnívoro
Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en tejido animal.
Nocturno
Los animales nocturnos están principalmente activos durante la noche, y suelen descansar o dormir durante el día.
También conocido como
hundred-legged worm
Colecciones
Seguridad
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Centipedes can bite if threatened, but they are not dangerous to humans.
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Cuál es el tamaño de Typical House Centipedes?
25-35 mm
¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Typical House Centipedes?
1095-2555 días
¿Qué come Typical House Centipedes?
These quick hunters eat other small bugs, keeping your home pest-free!
¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Typical House Centipedes?
They live in damp areas inside homes, such as basements and bathrooms.
¿Cómo caza Typical House Centipedes?
Pursuit
¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Typical House Centipedes?
30
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