Is the centipede poisonous? How many legs are there?

The centipede is an arthropod of the centipede family, its body is flat and long, it sleeps during the day and goes out at night. It likes to live in dark, warm, rain-sheltered and well-ventilated places, and likes to prey on all kinds of insects. So, are centipedes poisonous? How many legs are there?

Is the centipede poisonous?

Centipedes are poisonous.

1. The centipede is one of the five poisons (centipede, snake, scorpion, gecko, toad). Since it is one of the five poisons, it is naturally poisonous, and the toxic part is the foot of its head, which is hooked, and the mouth of the poisonous gland at the end of the hook can discharge poison. After being bitten by the centipede, its venom secretes a large amount of venom, which is injected into the skin of the bitten and causes poisoning. The toxin is not strong, and it will cause pain but not death.

2. Centipede is an animal with poisonous glands, which contains two toxic ingredients similar to bee venom, namely, histamine-like substance and hemolytic protein, fatty oil, cholesterol, formic acid and so on. δ-hydroxylysine has also been isolated. Amino acids include histidine, arginine, ornithine, lysine, glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, phenylalanine, serine, taurine, glutamate.

3. If bitten by a small centipede, redness, swelling and pain will occur only locally; if bitten by a large tropical centipede, it can cause lymphangitis and tissue necrosis; if bitten by a red-headed, black-bodied, yellow-footed centipede in the Yangtze River valley, severe pain will quickly occur at the bite site. Generally, severe pain begins at the elbow joint within 2 hours, armpit pain begins within 3 hours, and chest pain faintly occurs within 4-5 hours, but it will not be fatal.

4. After being bitten by a centipede, fasten it with a cloth band at the upper end of the injured limb, relax for 1 to 2 minutes every 15 minutes, cut open the injured skin, suck out venom with suction or cupping, and rinse the wound with potassium permanganate or lime water, or wash the wound with soapy water. Ice can be used around the wound, Houttuynia cordata and dandelion can also be mashed and applied externally, and those with more serious symptoms should go to the hospital for treatment.

5. Although the centipede is poisonous, it can be used as medicine. It has the effects of relieving wind and relieving spasm, dredging collaterals and relieving pain, attacking poison and dispersing knots. It is used for infantile convulsions, convulsions, askew, hemiplegia, tetanus, rheumatic stubborn arthralgia, sores, convulsions, poisonous snake bites.

How many legs does a centipede have?

Centipedes usually have only 21 pairs of feet and 1 pair of jaws.

1. The centipede is a large lip-footed polypod, which usually has only 21 pairs of walking feet and one pair of jaw feet. Its body is composed of 22 segments, each of which has a pair of antennae and poisonous hooks. Since the second section, there is a pair of feet in each segment.

2. Qian Chuanzi, a close relative of the centipede, has 15 pairs of feet and 1 pair of jaw feet; the shape of the centipede is similar to the centipede but is shorter than the body of the "stone centipede" has 15 pairs of feet; and some centipedes have many and short feet, there are 35 pairs, 45 pairs, the most up to 750 pairs.

Conclusion: the centipede is poisonous, the poisonous part is the foot of its head, it will cause pain after being bitten, it may be life-threatening, and measures should be taken to treat it after being bitten; it is a large lip-foot polypod, usually only 21 pairs of walking feet and 1 pair of jaw feet.