Is the bite of a centipede poisonous?

We all know that centipedes are a kind of insects, which are particularly scary. Centipedes are usually found in damp houses. They have a lot of claws. Usually when we see a centipede, we will stay away from it or kill it. First, we think it is particularly creepy. Second, we think that centipedes must be very dirty and crawling everywhere, and they might even be poisonous. Of course, this is just our guess, but they can also bite people. So, are centipede bites poisonous? Let’s find out together!

Normally centipedes will not attack people without reason. We often put centipedes on the back of our hands and let them crawl, and we have not seen them bite the back of our hands with their pincers. However, when the centipede feels threatened, such as when its body is clamped, suddenly poked, or its tail is stepped on, it will bite objects that pose a threat to it. When the centipede pierces its mandibles into human tissue, it begins to inject venom, and the venom will not be injected completely in an instant. If the person who is stung does not get rid of the centipede in time, it will continue to inject venom, causing greater harm. After the venom is injected into human tissue, the stung area quickly bleeds, swells, and becomes extremely painful, and a circle of "red lines" and other typical local reactions appear. If not treated in time or too much venom is injected by the centipede, headaches, dizziness, chills, nausea, vomiting, fever, and even shock may occur, but generally speaking, there is no danger to life.

(II) Treatment measures

(1) Immediately squeeze the bitten area from the periphery of the wound toward the center of the wound, then aim your mouth at the bitten area to suck out the venom and spit it out to expel the venom.

(2) After applying pressure, you should apply medicines that are easily available to you. Commonly used medicines include:

① Crush the cigarette butts, mix with vegetable oil and apply to the wound.

② Peel off the garlic cloves, cut them in half, and apply the cut surface to the wound.

③ Use live earthworms to rub directly on the wound so that the mucus on its skin can be applied to the wound, or tear the earthworms into pieces, squeeze out the internal organs in the digestive tract, and rub the wound directly with the cut surface so that the earthworm's body fluid can be applied to the wound.

④ "Drag" the live snail body out of the shell and rub the wound directly with its body surface to allow the mucus on its body surface to be applied to the wound.

People who are afraid of insects now know that centipede bites are poisonous. Most people who are afraid of insects are women, because women are less courageous. But we should not be too afraid of them, because some insects do not cause any harm to us and we can completely ignore them. But for some poisonous insects, we should still stay away from them.