you probably think of centipedes as tiny squishy bothersome things cowering in
squishy bothersome things cowering in
squishy bothersome things cowering in your garden meet the South American
your garden meet the South American
your garden meet the South American centipede about a foot long in your face
centipede about a foot long in your face
centipede about a foot long in your face and full of surprises first surprise
and full of surprises first surprise
and full of surprises first surprise this centipede is still growing so it’s
this centipede is still growing so it’s
this centipede is still growing so it’s got to shed so a new exoskeleton can
got to shed so a new exoskeleton can
got to shed so a new exoskeleton can grow on its body like a debutante
grow on its body like a debutante
grow on its body like a debutante wriggling out of a too-tight evening
wriggling out of a too-tight evening
wriggling out of a too-tight evening gown the centipede has to squirm slink
gown the centipede has to squirm slink
gown the centipede has to squirm slink twitch RIE then moves out of its
twitch RIE then moves out of its
twitch RIE then moves out of its confinement finally finally it gets out
confinement finally finally it gets out
confinement finally finally it gets out of its old body armor now it has to
of its old body armor now it has to
of its old body armor now it has to plump up fast before its epidermis
plump up fast before its epidermis
plump up fast before its epidermis secretes chitin
secretes chitin
secretes chitin too soon if the chitin hardens into a
too soon if the chitin hardens into a
too soon if the chitin hardens into a shell why the centipede is still on the
shell why the centipede is still on the
shell why the centipede is still on the smallish side the shedding would have
smallish side the shedding would have
smallish side the shedding would have been pointless hey what could be more
been pointless hey what could be more
been pointless hey what could be more convenient snacking than that handy old
convenient snacking than that handy old
convenient snacking than that handy old exoskeleton what do you call this I mean
exoskeleton what do you call this I mean
exoskeleton what do you call this I mean it’s not cannibalism because that’s
it’s not cannibalism because that’s
it’s not cannibalism because that’s eating another of your own species I
eating another of your own species I
eating another of your own species I guess you could call this in Auto
guess you could call this in Auto
guess you could call this in Auto grazing
grazing
grazing the centipede has a new skin and a new
the centipede has a new skin and a new
the centipede has a new skin and a new attitude predator it’s hungry and eating
attitude predator it’s hungry and eating
attitude predator it’s hungry and eating its old skin just isn’t good enough it’s
its old skin just isn’t good enough it’s
its old skin just isn’t good enough it’s after a baby green iguana the iguana is
after a baby green iguana the iguana is
after a baby green iguana the iguana is fast
fast
fast twitchy highly mobile and impulsive the
twitchy highly mobile and impulsive the
twitchy highly mobile and impulsive the centipede is slower persistent hungry
centipede is slower persistent hungry
centipede is slower persistent hungry and strategic the centipede advances on
and strategic the centipede advances on
and strategic the centipede advances on the iguana
the iguana
the iguana the Iguana retreats the iguana scoots
the Iguana retreats the iguana scoots
the Iguana retreats the iguana scoots the centipede crawls scoot prop scoot
the centipede crawls scoot prop scoot
the centipede crawls scoot prop scoot crawl
crawl
crawl whoopsie-daisy somehow after all that
whoopsie-daisy somehow after all that
whoopsie-daisy somehow after all that scooting the iguana finds itself at the
scooting the iguana finds itself at the
scooting the iguana finds itself at the end of a branch how bad happened
end of a branch how bad happened
end of a branch how bad happened no the centipede moves in for the moment
no the centipede moves in for the moment
no the centipede moves in for the moment of truth the iguana considers its
of truth the iguana considers its
of truth the iguana considers its options and in a defensive response
options and in a defensive response
options and in a defensive response leaps into the safety of the water below
okay so the centipede wasn’t satisfied
okay so the centipede wasn’t satisfied eating its own skin and then it failed
eating its own skin and then it failed
eating its own skin and then it failed to NAV a more substantial meal know what
these baby rats are safe because mom is
these baby rats are safe because mom is guarding the nests but mom has to go
guarding the nests but mom has to go
guarding the nests but mom has to go grocery shopping
grocery shopping
grocery shopping leaving the babies completely helpless
leaving the babies completely helpless
leaving the babies completely helpless [Music]
[Music]
[Music] speaking of grocery shopping
speaking of grocery shopping
speaking of grocery shopping the centipede relies on ground
the centipede relies on ground
the centipede relies on ground vibrations and antenna touch to locate a
vibrations and antenna touch to locate a
vibrations and antenna touch to locate a feast like this one
feast like this one
feast like this one mom senses danger and races to the
mom senses danger and races to the
mom senses danger and races to the rescue the centipede is chased off but
rescue the centipede is chased off but
rescue the centipede is chased off but not before mom discovers one of her
not before mom discovers one of her
not before mom discovers one of her babies dead killed by the centipede now
babies dead killed by the centipede now
babies dead killed by the centipede now wait a minute
wait a minute
wait a minute we don’t want you to think that
we don’t want you to think that
we don’t want you to think that centipedes are Venom’s spewing hundred
centipedes are Venom’s spewing hundred
centipedes are Venom’s spewing hundred legged baby killers I mean the females
legged baby killers I mean the females
legged baby killers I mean the females can be devoted moms I dare any predator
can be devoted moms I dare any predator
can be devoted moms I dare any predator to try and get in these eggs this mom is
to try and get in these eggs this mom is
to try and get in these eggs this mom is literally a basket case protecting her
literally a basket case protecting her
literally a basket case protecting her eggs until they hatch and a new
eggs until they hatch and a new
eggs until they hatch and a new generation of fierce multi limbed
generation of fierce multi limbed
generation of fierce multi limbed warriors are unleashed on the jungle
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