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Megarian Banded Centipede (Scolopendra cingulata)
SCABIES BBQ Jan 19
Someone brought one of these gems to the BBQ and I had to check it out.
Handled it for a few minutes and then decided to try and provoke a bite. I let it settle in my closed hand and then squeezed just a little ...usually this will get Tigers to tag me. Sure enough, it bit me on the palm of my hand. I let it bite while we got a quick look at it gnawing away.
+0 min: A good amount of needle like pain ...both maxillipeds were in and being twisted around.
+0.5 min: Mechanical pain, plus beginning of a small amount of venom burn/ache around area of contact.
+5 min: A nice buzz like pain in my hand, but unlike some other bites I have received, very little of that bone ache working its way up the arm thing. Centipede venom is hard for me to describe, but I wanna say its like being numb and aching at the same time. This one was no exception, except it was very minor.
+10-15 min: Pain peeked and soon after reduced at a speedy rate. Right about that time, I got tagged by a Alipes I ended up purchasing.
Physical pain remained as a reminder throughout the day.
Overall, reminded me of when I get tagged by smallish to mid-sized local Tigers. Though..I do seem to be getting worse with the Tigers.
One thing that I have been watching with curiosity... it seems that when I get envenomated by pedes, other old pede bites and even other healed wounds/scratches flare up. That day/evening I was tagged 3 times (once by the Banded and twice by the Alipes) and throughout the night I started getting itchy places, especially around my hands and lower arms. This symptom lasted 24hrs or so ..at some degree.
edit: just wanted to say though ..really liked the pede. Nice smallish giant and frisky.
It was "mine!", but darnit, someone else called dibs when I wasnt listening.. bummer.
SCABIES BBQ Jan 19
Someone brought one of these gems to the BBQ and I had to check it out.
Handled it for a few minutes and then decided to try and provoke a bite. I let it settle in my closed hand and then squeezed just a little ...usually this will get Tigers to tag me. Sure enough, it bit me on the palm of my hand. I let it bite while we got a quick look at it gnawing away.
+0 min: A good amount of needle like pain ...both maxillipeds were in and being twisted around.
+0.5 min: Mechanical pain, plus beginning of a small amount of venom burn/ache around area of contact.
+5 min: A nice buzz like pain in my hand, but unlike some other bites I have received, very little of that bone ache working its way up the arm thing. Centipede venom is hard for me to describe, but I wanna say its like being numb and aching at the same time. This one was no exception, except it was very minor.
+10-15 min: Pain peeked and soon after reduced at a speedy rate. Right about that time, I got tagged by a Alipes I ended up purchasing.
Physical pain remained as a reminder throughout the day.
Overall, reminded me of when I get tagged by smallish to mid-sized local Tigers. Though..I do seem to be getting worse with the Tigers.
One thing that I have been watching with curiosity... it seems that when I get envenomated by pedes, other old pede bites and even other healed wounds/scratches flare up. That day/evening I was tagged 3 times (once by the Banded and twice by the Alipes) and throughout the night I started getting itchy places, especially around my hands and lower arms. This symptom lasted 24hrs or so ..at some degree.
edit: just wanted to say though ..really liked the pede. Nice smallish giant and frisky.
It was "mine!", but darnit, someone else called dibs when I wasnt listening.. bummer.