Since I haven't had much to blog about, I decided centipedes will have to do for the time being.
First of all, this picture is made up of three pictures. The first one is of a centipede, the second one is of a centipede's nippers, and the third, of a few of their legs.I know it's a pretty bad picture (for a better look, double click) but it's all I could get, and I wasn't about to go out searching for them outside. Especially after the stories I've heard of my father waking up in the middle of the night with a huge centipede on his stomach. Mum said he killed it twenty times over.
A few facts...
- A centipede's main enemy is the trapdoor spider.
- Centipedes bite with their adapted front legs.
- In some cultures centipedes are used for a treatment to malaria.
- A centipede has 23 pairs of legs.
- Centipedes are distant cousins of shrimps, lobsters, and crayfish.
Despite his relatives desire for water the centipede is quite content to stay on land. Some centipedes can grow up to twelve inches long.
Another facinating fact is that some centipedes can live up to the amazing age....of six! :)
I recently took a quiz on the centipede (feeling vey confident) and suddenly found out that I do not know half as much as I should about these interesting (but ugly) creatures. Look up this link: http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Animal-Quizzes/c/Centipedes-Quiz.asp: to try the quiz for yourself.
Anyway, I must go.
Jordan
4 comments:
Dear Jordan - although I am sure centipedes are indeed fascinating - I would much prefer to look at piccies of your CCC's.
In fact I would much rather do a lot of things with your CCC's than centipedes....
1. eat them
2. smell them
3. take them to bed to eat later
4. roll around in them until I am covered head to foot in little yummy bits.
Anyway, the list is endless really....
True. I believe that CCC's are much more interesting than centipedes. Still, what can you do?
I believe your facination in centipedes is not great. But there is so much you can do with centipedesas well...
1. eat them
2. smell them
3. take them to bed to eat later
4. roll around in them until I am covered head to foot in little yummy bits.
So you see, centipedes are not far behind CCC's on the interest list.
That may well be, but are they as much fun and do they have the nutritional benefits of CCC's?
Hmmm, you just may have a point there...
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