Bird-Eating Centipedes

[ysabetwordsmith]

Fascinating creatures. 

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[dewline]

After looking at Kindred's signature "familiars" over at Scans Daily's reports on the Spider-Man "Sinister War" story arc that's just about done, this was the last sort of critter I should have had a look at.

[(Anonymous)]

Be fascinated by this one!

https://weather.com/science/nature/news/giant-scolopendra-cataracta-swimming-centipede-nightmare

O_O

[ysabetwordsmith]

Yikes. I wonder if it eats fish.

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[(Anonymous)]

Well, there was that swimming centipede-thing in The Future Is Wild.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

Oh yeah, the one that eats garden worms. I had to look up the predator: slickribbon.

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[(Anonymous)]

There's also Arthropleura:

https://prehistoricpark.fandom.com/wiki/Arthropleura

Unrelated, have you seen the projectile-throwing octopai?

https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-octopus-brings-a-seashell-to-a-tentacle-fight

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female-octopuses-throw-things-male-harassers-180978548/

An interesting basis for a disc-shaped 'sword,' if one needs an idea for aquatic weaponry...

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[ysabetwordsmith]

There's also Arthropleura:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3b/33/70/3b3370a66a8ccd68849a500fc40b0da2.jpg

Unrelated, have you seen the projectile-throwing octopai?

I had not, but it is interesting.

>> An interesting basis for a disc-shaped 'sword,' if one needs an idea for aquatic weaponry... <<

Well, humans have made knives and fishhooks from shells. Those things are sharp.