Martin Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/06/giant_bateating_centipede.php The centipede is 13 inches (35 centimeters) long and dwells in total darkness, in a cave in Venezuela. It lives by eating small bats It is early morning: bedtime for bats. The bats are returning to their cave where they will pass the daylight hours hanging from the ceiling. The movie shows the centipede as it is climbing up the wall of the cave and thence out onto the ceiling, where it waits for a bat to fly past. The movie shows the centipede catch a bat in flight.
silkworm Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 That does it, I'm calling for a mamallian war against centipedes.
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Yipe. I wonder how hard it would be to squish one of those suckers when they sneak inside.
Sisyphus Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Reminds me of those presumptuous praying mantises: I'm sorry, but invertebrates have no business eating mammals and birds.
reor Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 What... is... that mantis... holding?... ??? Anyway. That centipede/bat movie makes it look smaller somehow, maybe, because its lack of colour. The other one with the mouse is more impressive. Really impressive. (DON'T LOOK, if you're soft-hearted!) Weird thing is i was afraid of small spiders that could do me absolutely no harm, but i'd even keep one of those murderous centipedes as a pet. I like their colours.
Sisyphus Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 The mantis is holding a hummingbird it grabbed out of the air.
Mokele Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 Oh, that's nothing; Pacific giant octopi have been filmed catching, killing and eats small sharks when kept with them in aquaria.
silkworm Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 As Mokele mentioned: Octopus eating a shark: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7004909622962894202 We need to dedicate a thread to disturbing/interesting videos of stuff eating other stuff.
CanadaAotS Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 Hahaha that was awesome... nvm the sharks stay the hell away from the octopuses lol
frostbite Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 whoah!! i hate anthropods!! ewww!!!! hehe!! the shark-eating octopus is sooooo awesome!!!! whoooooot!! i'd like to pet one.
silkworm Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 Ok. This is a must see. Snake eating an egg. Make sure you watch the whole thing. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=603040711025579039&q=eating
aj47 Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 I think the snake and egg video tops them all, it's just plain wrong.
badchad Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 I thought the giant centipede eating a mouse was a bit better:
silkworm Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 I thought the giant centipede eating a mouse was a bit better: Jesus Christ, that thing is enormous.
reor Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 That's what i was talking about, but it's smaller than the one with the bat.
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