Centipede is also known as Tianlong. Because it has many legs, it is also known as "hundred-legged insect" and "thousand-legged insect". In animal taxonomy, it belongs to the phylum Arthropoda, Polypoda, Lamipodidae, and Centipedeidae, with about 30-40 species. Let’s talk about the living habits of centipedes today.
The living habits of centipedes
1. Living in a dark and humid environment, afraid of light and stagnant water
Centipedes generally rest on hillsides, fields, roadsides or in places overgrown with weeds. Or rest on the edge of a well, on a pile of firewood, or in the cracks of bricks and tiles. They especially like the damp, old earth. The basic characteristic of movement is fear of sunlight. Likes to live in a dark, warm place, sheltered from rain and with clear air.
Two, day and night
8 to 12 o'clock in the evening is the peak of centipede activity, foraging and mating, and usually returns to the nest to rest until 4 o'clock in the morning. Since then it has been difficult to see centipedes. During the day, the centipede's eyesight is very poor, and it cannot see objects that are slightly farther away, so it is difficult to find food and defend against enemies. It only relies on a pair of slender tentacles extending forward to find its way, and it also relies on its tentacles to search at night. The prey hunts for food.
3. They are weak and like to live in groups
Centipedes of all sizes have the habit of living together in groups. Centipedes of the same size can get along well with each other and rarely fight. In the situation of killing each other, if the resting place is too small and there are too many centipedes, the old centipedes will automatically move away and find another resting place. However, centipedes are weak and afraid of fright. If they are slightly frightened, they will stop feeding, run away from the nest, or curl up motionless. The female centipede that is laying eggs will immediately stop laying eggs, while the hatching centipede will become uncharacteristic after being startled. Will eat the eggs. Therefore, a quiet environment must be used to raise centipedes artificially. The breeding place should be kept as calm as possible to reduce unnecessary fright and disturbance to the centipedes and affect their normal growth and movement.
The above is an introduction to the living habits of centipedes.
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