Never heard, read, or saw that. That sounds unlikely On Jan 31, 2019, at 6:35 PM, Dessie Pierce <dessie.pie...@att.net> wrote:
I was told that they attach to your skin and have to be cut off. Does that have any truth? Dessie Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2019, at 11:43 AM, Logan <lmcn...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > > You definitely do not want to be bitten by this critter! The pain is > excruciating. A friend of mine was bitten on the foot while working in her > garden up near Temple. She put ice on it but her foot kept hurting and > swelling, which she documented with photos over the next hour. She finally > had to call a neighbor to take her to the hospital. > > I was digging out a karst feature full of dirt and leaves, foolishly not > wearing gloves, when I pulled out one of them fortunately cushioned in a > bundle of leaves, so no bite. Use thick gloves! Centipedes go berserk when > they are exposed because they have claustrophillia--fear of open spaces--the > opposite of claustrophobia. > > Here's one website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_heros > > Logan > >> On 1/31/2019 10:15 AM, Fritz Holt wrote: >> David’s comments raises a question I have. I have been wading Hill Country >> rivers (Frio, Nueces and Sabinal)and exploring their rocky cliffs and caves >> for 65 years. I have had encounters with rattlers, water snakes, various >> lizards and centipedes. I love them all but am especially fascinated with >> the large centipedes. The largest ones I have seen were between four and >> five inches long. I seem to remember their coloration was black and various >> shades of red, yellow and orange. I may have picked up one or two without >> gloves but was never bitten or stung. I assume they can inflict pain but >> guess I was lucky (as always) and would like some feedback on this. Are they >> harmful? >> Fritz Holt >> fritz...@gmail.com >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jan 30, 2019, at 1:54 PM, David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> People, including cavers, often associate cave animals with bats. >>> >>> I think we often neglect the other critters. For example, name a cave >>> that is devoted to the preservation of Red-headed Centipede. >>> >>> Or any other cave-dwelling centipede. >>> >>> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Scolopendra_heros.jpg >>> >>> I saw a 6 inch long centipede in Brehmer Cave near New Braunfels, around >>> 1996. I remember the color patter was maroon and black, but can't >>> remember which color was the >>> dominating color - Maybe black with some maroon parts ? >>> >>> I can only imagine cavers with lots of experience have seen hundreds of >>> these. >>> >>> Of course, you probably would not want to crawl around in a cave with 100's >>> of venomous >>> centipedes. Would you ? >>> >>> On a related note, I have not seen a horned-toad in the wild in over 30 >>> years. >>> >>> And on a totally different note, >>> >>> Last night, I was driving around 2 a.m. in the morning from Houston to >>> Gatesville ( northwest of Temple ) >>> via the small towns around Milano, and I saw >>> stars for the first time in almost a year. I did not have time to even >>> get out of the car and look at >>> the stars. There was still too much light on the horizon and from >>> traffic to really get a good look at them. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >>> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >>> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
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