Scolopendra giganteas eating bats

[Scolopendra]

Anyone hear of this before?

i was cruising around Google and came across this
something about S.gigantea feeding upon bats in venezuela i think.
interesting read and a cool pic
enjoy

 

[cacoseraph]

i was cruising around Google and came across this
something about S.gigantea feeding upon bats in venezuela i think.
interesting read and a cool pic
enjoy

holy crap!

that pic is amazing!

 

[Galapoheros]

Thank you Scolopendra for showing me/us that! Very interesting! Another behavior that gives me even more respect and admiration for these animals. In other words.....that's awesome!

 

[Stylopidae]

Wow...wonder what else they eat?

It also makes me wonder about 'pede intelligence. How exactly did a mostly terrestrial centipede learn that there were tasty things on the ceiling of a cave?

 

[CedrikG]

wow very impressive, thx for sharing

 

[Scolopendra]

It also makes me wonder about 'pede intelligence. How exactly did a mostly terrestrial centipede learn that there were tasty things on the ceiling of a cave?

i guess just through well adapted sensory organs and blind luck. you just gotta love these bugs

 

[Galapoheros]

Going bugging today and will get pictures! Maybe I'll get some pede pictures. Nothing big though.

 

[danread]

i was cruising around Google and came across this
something about S.gigantea feeding upon bats in venezuela i think.
interesting read and a cool pic
enjoy

Thanks for the link Scolopendra! Thats a really interesting atricle. I love observational science papers, not too many of them are written nowadays.

Cheers,

 

[Wade]

That's awsome. I've read articles before about a researcher observing one inside a tent capturing flying insects in this matter while hanging from the tent ceiling.

That gives new meaning to the phrase "don't let the bed bugs bite".

Wade

 

[danread]

I'm looking forward to the new Attenborough series even more now, look here , there is a very brief mention that they filmed Scolopendra eating bats in caves. Knowing the standard of previous series, it should be great. It's being shown in the UK this Autumn, and the DVD and book are available soon.

Cheers

 

[DavidRS]

This was my favorite part of the article:
"A 120 mm centipede consumed a large chunk of flesh from a human corpse (Harada et al. 1999)".

 

[bistrobob85]

That was a really interesting text... I wouldnt like to walk into a cave and have some s.gigantea falling on my head, hehe!!!! It is really interesting to see how many things 'pedes can prey on, its just surprising!!!! They could probably prey on hamsters, %"/$% do i hate those

 

[Buggin]

i was cruising around Google and came across this
something about S.gigantea feeding upon bats in venezuela i think.
interesting read and a cool pic
enjoy

Thanx for the article, I saved it so I could read it later.

 

[bengerno]

Find this while googling:

http://caribjsci.org/aug05/41_340-346.pdf

Incredible!!

 

[Michael Jacobi]

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing.

Cheers, Michael

 

[MarknMiami]

That is freaking amazing!!...What a great article!

 

[Greg Pelka]

Awesome animals
OT: Do You know Guys something about swimming centipedes???

Cheers. Greg

 

[Nightmares]

Its just awsome how big they get, i just took this picture of me and my pede and It's a eatting machine.

 

[Scolopendra]

wow.......that is reallly big...i like your woolen armor...

 

[Nightmares]

it wanted my finqures o yeah it did