What's the centipede's nickname? What kind of animal is its natural enemy?

Centipede is a kind of arthropod with many pairs of feet, there are three kinds of common red head, black head and green head, in which the red-headed centipede has the largest body size and the highest yield, which is more distributed under the wet corners and bricks in the countryside. The centipede itself has venom glands to secrete venom, but the centipede can be used as medicine and has a certain economic value, so artificial breeding is very extensive. What's the centipede's nickname? What kind of animal is its natural enemy?

What's the centipede's nickname?

1. Aliases: centipedes are nicknamed Tianlong, Baipod, Centipede with few spines, Wu Gong, maggots, etc. They are mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Henan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Sichuan and other places.

2. Distribution: centipedes like to grow in dark and humid places, but now there are fewer in the wild and more in artificial breeding, mainly in Jingzhou, Yichang, Xiaogan, Yunyang and other places in Hubei Province, which are used as medicinal materials.

3, eating habits: centipedes are carnivores, more ferocious, like to eat insects. Such as yellow powder insects, crickets, beetles, termites, cicadas, dragonflies, spiders, flies, bees and their eggs, pupae, larvae, etc., but also eat worms, earthworms, snails and the meat, viscera, blood and cartilage of various livestock and poultry and aquatic animals. If there is no food, they will also look for grass or moss.

4, characteristics: centipedes can secrete venom, if bitten by centipedes, it will be very painful, but will not pose a threat to life. If you are accidentally bitten by a centipede, wash the wound immediately with soapy water, then cold compress, then mash it with houttuynia and dandelion and apply it externally. If you still feel unwell, you should go to the hospital immediately for treatment.

What animals are the natural enemies of centipedes?

The natural enemies of centipedes are insectivorous birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and so on. The most common is the chicken, which usually eats the centipede as soon as it sees it. Then why didn't the chicken be killed by the centipede?

As we all know, the feathers of a chicken are very thick, not only its beautiful coat, but also its defensive armor. If the centipede bites down, it has no feeling for the chicken, just like scratching. Even if a chicken swallows a centipede, it will have a special enzyme in its stomach to break down its toxin easily so that it will not be hurt. Because centipede toxins work only when they enter the bloodstream.

Due to the change of ecological environment, wild centipedes are relatively rare, and most of them are artificially raised. In order to reduce losses, we must pay attention to observation when raising centipedes, so as to prevent the natural enemy snakes and chickens of centipedes from entering the centipede breeding pond and eating them.