The Independent

Giant flesh-eating centipedes spotted preying on seabirds for first time, say scientists

Scientists have reported the first known instance of giant flesh-eating centipedes hunting down and preying upon seabirds in Australia’s Philip Island. The researchers, including those from Monash ...
The Conversation

Giant bird‑eating centipedes exist — and they’re surprisingly important for their ecosystem

Giant bird-eating centipedes may sound like something out of a science-fiction film — but they’re not. On tiny Phillip Island, part of the South Pacific’s Norfolk Island group, the Phillip Island ...
MLive

Because of poison, it's wise not to pick up centipedes

Q: What purpose do the two antennae-like things on the end of a centipede serve? The front ones are poisonous stingers but what do the back ones do? - Donnamarie, Roni and Mary Lapczynski A: Of all ...
The Guardian

Giant bird-eating centipedes exist – and they’re surprisingly important for Australia’s ecosystem

Phillip Island centipedes devour up to 3,700 black-winged petrel chicks each year, trapping nutrients brought from the ocean by the seabirds and distributing them around the island Giant bird-eating ...