Decipher why the giant centipede feeds itself on its own body

For the body to grow, giant centipedes must also molt. However, after molting this centipede and eating itself, this action surprised and frightened many people.

Giant centipede (Giant Centipede) is also known as the giant yellow leg centipede is the largest representative of the genus Scolopendra and centipede in general. They possess superior dimensions compared to other cousins ​​when they are up to 26-30cm in length.

With such a large size, it is not difficult to make giant centipedes that can kill even snakes, mice, frogs or even bats and small birds! But in order to achieve such size, yellow leg centipede often undergoes many "painful" molting .

Molting is the process of marking a major milestone in the life of giant centipedes.(Illustration).

Because the body is covered, protected by a solid shell, with elasticity and elasticity, so if you want to continue to develop, avoid hurting your body to overcome this process.

Molting is the process of marking a major milestone in the life of a giant centipede, of course they will consume no less energy in this work.

In addition, the newly formed crust is still soft, sensitive, not enough to protect them from external dangers, so yellow leg centipedes often have a strange habit of eating the old crust . Thus, they can compensate for some of the lost energy as well as avoid unnecessary damage if they have to hunt in this time.