Five-poison specifically refers to "venomous snakes, centipedes, scorpions, toads and geckos". Although the centipedes are small, they are carnivorous animals. birds and animals are all their recipes , and even the highly venomous snakes dare not eat it easily.
" Extraordinary Pet " market has always existed. There are many "extraordinary" people who are always testing on the edge of life and death. They especially love all kinds of strange animals with highly poisonous .
Such as centipedes, poisonous snakes, beetles , ant , cockroaches, poisonous frogs, black widow spider , etc., are frequently intercepted by customs personnel from all over the country. Look, just recently, Hainan Haikou Customs successfully intercepted 5 centipedes.
The centipede that was intercepted this time is extraordinary. It is under the title of " largest, longest, and most poisonous " in the centipede world. It is the undisputed leader among centipedes. It is the "Galapagos giant centipede".
Giant centipede is well-known. The five intercepted this time are still juvenile, which is 15 to 20 cm long . If it grows up healthy, the longest can reach 46 cm . Most people will probably faint on the spot when they see it.
So, how poisonous is it? A rooster eats centipedes like eating "spicy strips". Can it subdue giant centipedes? Will roosters get poisoned?
How powerful is the poison of the Galapagos giant centipede?
At present, there are more than 7,800 centipedes found in the world, among which Galapagos giant centipede stood out and won the championship.
How long is it? For general centipedes, adult individuals are generally between 10 and 20 cm, while the adult individuals of Galapagos giant centipedes can reach 46 cm. Some people have also captured 62 cm long , which is rare.
How big is it? Judging from the maximum recorded record, the thickness of is almost as good as the forearms of adults. When ordinary people see , they will be terrified.
focuses on its toxicity.
Galapagos giant centipede comes from the Galapagos archipelago in South America, Ecuador locally and Peru southern part. It is brown-black all over, with having 21 to 23 pairs of thick legs, and there are clustered and sharp hard thorns on the legs.
It has a bad temper and strong combat power. When it bites whoever it encounters, when it attacks its prey, hugs the other party with its legs, as firm as pliers. . The first pair of legs of below its head is its poisonous fangs . As long as the prey is held by it, the poisonous fangs will immediately follow, and the prey will have no room for breathing.
Giant centipede has sufficient venom reserves, and it is stronger than venomous snakes. It is a comprehensive toxin that combines cytotoxicity, nerve poison and heart poison. is on the "Five Poisons" toxicity ranking, centipede's toxicity is the fastest.
gold-headed centipede is the "little brother" of the giant centipede. In 2018, the Center for Strong Magnetic Field Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Kunming Institute of Zoology jointly studied the predation efficiency of the golden-headed centipede. gold-headed centipede can cause mice with a weight of 15 times larger than themselves to be disabled in 30 seconds.
Therefore, the giant centipede relies on its fearless venom, and has few natural enemies in its field of activity. As a carnivorous animal, the other "four poisons" of can become its food , and even the birds in the sky and bats are its hunting objects.
For example, biologists once observed the process of giant centipede preying on bats in the Amazon jungle. At that time, the giant centipede hung upside down at the edge of the cave with several hind legs. When it waited for the bat to fly past it, it hugged the bat tightly with other legs hanging upside down, and then quickly bit the bat's head with poisonous fangs. In less than 30 seconds, the bat died .
Another example is that a biologist was lucky enough to see the wonder of giant centipede fighting coral snake in 2014. At that time, the 20-centimeter-long coral snake swallowed the 15-centimeter-long giant centipede. As a result, the giant centipede kept gnawing on the internal organs of the coral snake, and then broke out the hole and the snake died tragically. Coral snake is a highly venomous snake, and the giant centipede can still settle it.
Giant centipede is still rare centipede that can directly cause death .For example, in 2014, a 4-year-old Venezuelan child was unfortunately bitten by a giant centipede. Although he was sent to the hospital in time, it was still too late.
Will a rooster get poisoned by eating Galapagos giant centipede?
Friends who came out of the countryside were more or less dominated by "Three Rural Heroes" ( Big Goose , Rooster and Big Yellow Dog) . Among them, roosters are omnivorous poultry, and pecking people is just its entertainment. Its eating centipedes like "spicy strips" is its strength.
When I was playing under the eaves, I was dominated by the terrifying centipede. Unexpectedly, as soon as I ran away, the rooster came up towards me. Before the centipede could resist, the rooster pecked the centipede and swallowed it alive. After that, the rooster had nothing to do.
At that time, I regarded the rooster as an "idol", so that every time I ate chicken, I had to eat two more pieces.
Speaking of the toxins of centipedes, most of them are actually similar to those of venomous snakes. They are both special proteins, mainly composed of active proteases, amino acid , small molecule peptides, etc.
In addition, centipede also has a small amount of non-protein toxin , and its ingredients are mainly squalene , phospholipids, free fatty acid , etc., which is the key to accelerating the spread of toxins.
Therefore, toxins in centipedes must be transmitted through blood to achieve their effects. Wounds and subcutaneous injections are the transmission routes. Therefore, it must bite the prey with poisonous fangs before it can inject venom into the other party.
Lapagos Giant Centipede is very toxic and has extraordinary combat power. If the rooster meets it, will the rooster be poisoned?
The rooster has no teeth, only a hard horny beak, and the food it swallows raw. Once the rooster finds a centipede, it will pounce on it and peck. The centipede's body cannot withstand the rooster's sharp beak and will be quickly pecked to pieces.
centipede wants to resist, but rooster has thick feathers . Even if it bites the rooster, the venom cannot penetrate into the rooster's skin to produce effects.
In addition, the centipede can only wander on the ground and fight with the rooster. It bites the rooster's feet and is the only way to defeat the rooster. However, the horns of the keels of the rooster are covered with thick cuticles . It is estimated that before it can be bitten through, it will become the "spicy spicy strips" of the rooster.
At the same time, after the rooster swallows the poisonous centipede, there will be no poisoning reaction. This is because there is a special enzyme in the stomach of chickens. It has strong protein decomposition ability and can easily decompose centipede toxins.
Even if the rooster has ulcers from the mouth, throat to the stomach, and the centipede accidentally injects toxins, the rooster will not be seriously injured. After all, roosters have a very strong ability to digest toxins .
Take chickens who often eat hard stones. In fact, it is not like to eat them, but grinds the food in the stomach through the stones. From this point of view, the rooster's "iron stomach" is extraordinary.
In fact, nature emphasizes one thing to reduce another. rooster against centipedes is , which has natural enemy attributes suppressed. In addition, the rooster is competitive and likes to show off in front of the hen. When it meets the centipede, the "desire for victory and defeat" that has nowhere to be placed is so scared that the centipede is caught in the cracks. It belongs to the level of "king" vs. "bronze".
Fans who have watched " Ghost Blows the Light: Fury Qing Xiangxi " should know that the " Fury Qing Chicken " inside is very powerful. Although its size is not as good as Six-winged Centipede , Fury Qing Chicken still beat it . A few scattered chicken feathers are considered to be the Fury Qing Chicken that has left a thin face for the Six-winged Centipede.
So, even if the rooster encounters the "longest, largest, and most poisonous" Lapagos giant centipede in the world, it can easily grasp it. Poisoning? It is impossible.
, is the Lapagos giant centipede used to soak in wine, or be a strange pet, or wants to develop a "magic medicine"?
"Five poisons" can be used as medicine, and have special therapeutic effects in different pathology. There are records of centipedes as medicine in famous works such as "Compendium of Materia Medica" and "Chinese Pharmacopoeia".
At the same time, in addition to toads, many people also use centipedes, poisonous snakes, scorpions and geckos to soak in wine. This type of medicinal wine is highly favored by some people.
Therefore, does not rule out that the five giant centipedes intercepted this time were used by someone to soak in wine.
In addition, many people with "spread pets" also asked questions on a certain platform, has anyone ever raised the Lapagos giant centipede? Some people also answered that he knew many people who raised giant centipedes. Someone in the comments of said, "I really want one." really doesn't understand why people with "sex pets" use such a dangerous centipede.
also does not rule out that unknown scientific research institutions want to study what virus or "magic medicine" , so take the golden-headed centipede above to bite the little white mouse in 30 seconds for example, and cracked the potassium ion channel inhibitor toxin in the venom of the golden-headed centipede, which can quickly cause brain, lung and heart dysfunction of the prey. This discovery will also help clinically treat serious symptoms such as heart failure caused by centipede bite poisoning.
However, before you find out the real reason, customs personnel will be forced to intercept any "invasive alien species".
