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Re: Re: [canberrabirds] centipedes

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:33:25 +0000
In Malaysia there are giant millipedes in the rain forest, one species we saw on Bukit Fraser is about 2 feet long and as thick as a salami (there are probably giant centipedes too).

I added to the Malaya stereotype of the eccentric "Ingris" on one occasion on Bukit Fraser by holding up the traffic to allow one of these millipedes to cross the road without being squashed.

John Leonard

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> Indeed, why kill a centipede in the garden? They are eaten by a variety of birds (including kookaburras and frogmouths), mammals, frogs and lizards, and themselves eat a variety of insects and other invertebrates. the Giant Centipede (Australia's largest, and probably what Bill found, since it has adapted well to urban areas) grows to 15 cm. Centipedes can bite, but would rather avoid you.
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