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Blue tropical centipede
As if cast from blue plastic, the tropical centipede Pararhachistes potosinus impresses not only with its appearance, but also with its size.
GEORGE GRALL/National Geographic Creative
Part of an extensive family of polydesmida, this giant grows to 100-120 mm in length and is one of the largest among its relatives.
GEORGE GRALL/National Geographic Creative
The trunk of Pararhachistes potosinus consists of twenty segments, the bright blue color of which warns predators that their hostess is poisonous: an alarmed centipede emits a highly toxic liquid that can deliver a lot of problems to the offender.
Luis Stevens
The only place where you can meet these beauties is the moist highland forests of Mexico.
GEORGE GRALL/National Geographic Creative
Source: zoopicture.ru
GEORGE GRALL/National Geographic Creative
Part of an extensive family of polydesmida, this giant grows to 100-120 mm in length and is one of the largest among its relatives.
GEORGE GRALL/National Geographic Creative
The trunk of Pararhachistes potosinus consists of twenty segments, the bright blue color of which warns predators that their hostess is poisonous: an alarmed centipede emits a highly toxic liquid that can deliver a lot of problems to the offender.
Luis Stevens
The only place where you can meet these beauties is the moist highland forests of Mexico.
GEORGE GRALL/National Geographic Creative
Source: zoopicture.ru
