I believe that everyone is familiar with centipedes. It is the first of the five poisons and is a small insect species. Centipedes, also known as centipedes, are generally between 10 cm and 20 cm in length and have many legs on their bodies. Originally, the centipede's torso had 22 segments, each with a pair of appendages, but in fact it had more than 40 legs. Over the course of their long evolution, they had a poisonous jaw that resembled two small pincers. They have claws and venom glands. This is the weapon with which centipedes kill insects and sting people.
The Vietnamese giant centipede, the largest centipede in Asia, can reach a length of more than 30 cm, is very toxic, and has a gray and fierce temperament, fierceness, and a little sensitivity. The Malaysian giant centipede, 18-20 cm or more in length, has a maroon-red body. Hashi centipede, 16-20 cm long, is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places in China, and Hainan Province has the largest number of individuals. The Chinese red dragon centipede is a centipede species widely distributed in subtropical and tropical regions of southern China, and the red dragon centipede can reach a length of 20 cm. The Chinese red-headed centipede, distributed in China and Japan, varies greatly in size due to region, reaching a length of 20 cm. In China, artificial breeding is mainly used as Chinese medicinal materials, which are very popular. Ancient centipedes. Ancient centipedes lived during the Carboniferous period, which became extinct 300 million years ago during the Permian period. It can reach 2.7 meters in length, and its appearance is similar to that of modern centipedes, which is very frightening, huge and extremely poisonous. Recently, the very popular TV series "Tomb Robber Notes" has a super large centipede in the West of Qingxiang, and the old iron can go to see it.
Centipede is also a delicacy on the table, there are fried centipedes cooking methods in various places, it is said that eating is good for the body, can make people a hundred times more energetic, eat the head does not hurt, the specific I do not know. I have also heard many elderly people talk about the medicinal value of centipedes. Centipedes generally live for 2-3 years. From ancient times to the present, centipedes have been used by Chinese medicine practitioners to make traditional Chinese medicine. It is highly toxic, but has high medicinal value. For example, centipede brewing wine can treat trauma. Usually caught in the spring and summer, the centipede is strung together with bamboo skewers, tightened and dried. You can also blanch it in boiling water and eat it raw in the sun. It has the effect of dissipating wind and relieving spasms, relieving pain, detoxifying and detangling. It can be used to treat convulsions, epilepsy, convulsions, oblique stroke, hemiplegia, tetanus, rheumatism, migraines and poisonous insect bites. In our local area, there are many people who raise centipedes at home, the higher the price, the more valuable, reaching between 2 yuan and 4 yuan, and it is often seen on TV that professional centipede farmers. Centipedes are as cold-blooded as snakes, highly venomous, and frightening.