08-09-2020, 11:41 PM
(08-09-2020, 03:21 PM)Schmoe1 Wrote: That's why I love cats, they are miniature tigers.
Even a 4" centipede, you'd feel that for sure. The biggest one I found in Pennsylvania was maybe 2-3", but it still had much bigger fangs than a wolf spider, not to mention the venom.
This cat is certain she's a mountain lion. I don't think she even knows she's miniature - she seems to think she's a full sized mountain lion.
Centipede fangs are actually their first pair of legs, suitably modified to deliver death and venom.
We have pretty large millipedes here, too. They're herbivores, and not dangerous, but dayum we've got some big ones! A couple years ago, I found one in the road that had been hit by a car. It was about 8" long and as big around as my thumb. No idea if it caused any damage to the car that hit it, but it was tough enough that it wasn't mashed flat...
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