Field card
Cave
[Amazonian Giant Centipede render]
Amazonian Giant Centipede
Scolopendra gigantea
- Lives:
- Forests and caves of northern South America
- Size:
- Up to about 30 cm long
- Eats:
- Insects, lizards, frogs, and even bats
- Status:
- Not assessed
Amazonian Giant Centipede facts
- In some caves it hangs from the ceiling and catches bats in flight.
- Its venom is delivered by modified front legs, not fangs.
Myth: A centipede has 100 legs.
Fact: Centipedes always have an odd number of leg pairs, so never exactly 100 legs.
In Word Biome
The Amazonian Giant Centipede is one of the creatures in the Cave world, where it goes by the Cave Centipede. Watch for it in costume as the Wizard Centipede. Tap it during a fight to open this field card.
Costume: Wizard Centipede
Sources
Checked against: Smithsonian, Natural History Museum (London).