I promised Andrea to show more of the centipede I had in my macros post, so if you cringe at creepy-crawlies––-especially those with dozens of legs, you’d better skip this post. If you are viewing it, though, click on photos to enlarge. It really is beautiful–like nature’s jewelry. In case you are wondering, it has 42 legs if those two in back qualify as legs. The two in front are antennae. If you are wondering why I didn’t tag this as an insect, blame Forgottenman. He has just informed me that a centipede is an arthropod, not an insect. Hmmm. Checked it out and he is right.
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Oh my! This ain’t for the faint of heart 😊 Beautiful yet kinda creepy if you dislike critters as I do 😉
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And it was very large…6 inches or more.
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😛🥹😰
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Thanks — I wondered who that was! He really is beautiful, but I wouldn’t want to meet him by surprise!
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I think he has poison glands in the first segment after his head but they are no more poisonous than a wasp unless you are allergic. This is what I read.
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But they do sting — and I still wouldn’t want to meet him by surprise!
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Nor I. Nice to see it on a leaf, though, and obviously if had been biting the leaf!!!
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GOOD LORD, just no no no!
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Sorry, Lisa..
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Interesting that anthropod begins with an insect
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But in fact, Derrick, you made me realize I substituted an “n” for an “r.” Actually, they are Arthropods. And actually, some insects are arthropods but centipedes aren’t insects. Confusing. Nonetheless, “Ha,” to your comment.
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Pictures are cool, but I’d rather not meet them in person!
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It makes one wonder how people cannot see divine creation in that beauty.
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The symmetry and the color contrast between body and legs are striking, like a mini piece of art.
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I agree. Nature’s lovely sculpture.
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Owen is TERRIFIED of centipedes. It’s his one real phobia. The ones in Israel were millipedes and they were more lethal than any of the scorpians.
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Sorry, Owen.
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