Note – the guy with the large centipede on his arm is my friend in Thailand. Block the area under your doors so they can’t slip in from outside. If there are any damp spots in your home, make sure you caulk whatever you need to, or dry it up some other way to keep centipedes from camping out there. I have seen feet swelled up very large from a bite in the case of allergies or sensitivity. If you are allergic to the venom, or if the beast got you good, you could possibly end up in the hospital with an infection. I’d say more than 90% of centipede bites heal up without any sort of complication.
It can be excruciating, depending where it bit you – if it got you where you have a lot of nerve endings like the fingers or toes, it will hurt more. The pain location then grows to a couple inches in diameter. They also enjoy cruising through the grass at night concerts – I have seen a couple people bitten while sitting on towels and blankets and watching musical events outside on the grass.īites – A bite that lasts a second or more, and they all do because centipedes don’t let go until you beat them senseless, starts with a slow burning in a very small spot at the bite-site. They are very common in Hawaii and they seem to not mind a bit moving in with you to your home. Once, I felt something moving in my inner thigh beneath my shorts and – you guessed it – a small centipede. One got me in the morning as I had my coffee, it ran across my sandal covered foot and got my ankle. I must have killed twenty of the buggahs, they were hard to see at only about an inch and a half in length. Both times it was near the restroom, where the floor is frequently wet. I have had centipede families living under my carpet in Hawaii – twice. Centipedes scare me more than spiders, much more. I thought they were snakes, they were so big. I’m not joking, I’ve seen numerous 10-11 inch centipedes on the sidewalk in Maui at dusk, near my home. subspinipes centipedes can get to nearly a foot long. Both hurt a lot, and I can’t say which hurt worse.
I’ve been bitten by a large and a small Scolopendra. and Mecistocephalus maxillaris (Gervais). The other two are harmless – Lethobius sp. Scolopendra subspinipes is the only centipede to fear. Centipedes come from the genus, Scolopendra, and there are three types in Hawaii. Ok, lets start with the worst thing I can possibly imagine getting bitten by in Hawaii – the lowly centipede.
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