Posted on 07/02/2015 4:40:04 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
TEXAS -- A giant redheaded centipede was found crawling on a broom in a park in Texas.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department posted a photo of the insect on Twitter. The centipede was discovered at Garner State Park in Uvalde County in the Hill Country.
This is one scary looking insect. In the wild, it can grow to be 8 inches long with a brightly colored body and legs. Officials at the University of Arkansas Arthropod Museum describe this species of centipede as "fast moving and aggressive titans."
The giant redheaded centipede is a predator that primarily feeds on things like moths, butterflies, spiders and other insects. They have also been known to eat larger animals such as toads, lizards, small snakes and other vertebrates.
The centipede captures its prey with its claws and then stuns and poisons them by piercing the skin and injecting a painful toxin.
The good news? This centipede isn't a huge threat to humans. They will give you a painful sting which can lead to dizziness, nausea and headaches.
This species of centipede is found in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona.
My point wasn't to you, it was about the tv station that carried it.
Jiminy!
Cripes, I thought Texas was part of North America or something, not some prehistoric land!
I generally prefer women without makeup, and I know that’s an unflattering photo, but...damn.
I hear ya! LOL.
o Thank you except it is Menudo tonight LOL
Those Mexicans bring it all here, and they eat anything!!!
I used to camp out at Garner State Park when I was stationed at Laughlin AFB. I don't think I will do that again. 😂
BTW, Dale Evans, the wife of Roy Rogers, was born in Uvalde. I know she sang some good Gospel music.
LOL
“They will give you a painful sting which can lead to dizziness, nausea and headaches.”
We have much in common.
:)
How attractive! Err, uh, I mean, disgusting! Ew, ew! Bugs!
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Ma!
Looks like something out of the Carbonaceous Period
Like chicken, of course.
Yikes... they are here in MO.
Thankfully haven’t come across any of them...yet.
Well now I will know what the hell it is if I ever encounter one.
I hate that fish for blocking my view.
That’s a dude.”Carrot Top” is a comedian.
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