- Any thing special with these?
They look different from the remaining legs with black colour at the end. - I looked like transparency here :) - *toki
Thanks for the advice :-) ಹಿರಿಯರ ಉಪದೇಶ
It all happened in Dasara vacation, early in this month.
I had been to the village, where I got married.
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An advice of an elderly man was this, to my brothers-in-law:
"Husband of the sister should be entertained by all means, when
he arrives to the village.
Otherswise, he may get bored in the village.
So, he may not show interest to come again.
Then, even the sister may not come as regularly as she does now
!!!"
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So, one of my brothers-in-law proposed me to go and see a waterfall in
the forest, nearby.
I accepted with great delight.
I had to take my 3 year-old little daughter also, with me.
It was her first expedition into a forest !
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I was little disappointed as the waterfall was not so big, as there
were no rains, for few of the past weeks.
But, the little streams, some colourful flowers and butterflies, and
the sweet fragrance of the trees made our expedition wonderful.
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We rested for a while under a tree, while returning.
Suddenly Kundana screamed aloud: "Appanna, Ago Paamu! ಅಪ್ಪಣ್ಣಾ ,
అగో పాము!"
(Means - "Papa, see there, it is a snake!")
It was indeed not a snake, but, it was this wonderful creature!
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It was almost about 20cm. long, (Perhaps, even more?) with 20 pairs of
legs.
Looked very big in the size of my thumb !
It is: Scolopendra ! A Wild centipede.
Refer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_gigantea
and: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra
It is a surprise for me to learn that it is a beloved pet of many in
the world:
www.scolopendra.be/news.php
Thrilled to capture it !
Many Many Thanks to the old man for his Advice given to my
Brothers-in-Law :-))
ಸ್ಥಳ: ಸ್ವಾಮಿಹಳ್ಳಿ, ಸಂಡುರ್ ತಾಲುಕಾ, ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ
I thank even Sir KRCM, Lecturer in Zoology, in our college, for the information of its name.
Explored: 30 October, 2008 # 478
Comments and faves
sureshs! (44 months ago | reply)
lovely.....nice macro.
Mahisha (44 months ago | reply)
I love your stories - they are wonderful and I love the centipede too, I hope it didn't frighten little Kundana too much, what wonderful colours and great detail - I can even see it's eyes!!
k.rajeev (44 months ago | reply)
great macro
Capt.Balakrishnan [deleted] (44 months ago | reply)
Nice capture SK
~~~~Karthik.S~~~~ (44 months ago | reply)
nice shot sir....
wonderful creature...with awsome colour...
i_am_subverted (44 months ago | reply)
Looks like Scolopendra hardwicki. Great find!
Humayunn N A Peerzaada (44 months ago | reply)
deadly shot
gurbir singh brar (44 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot and interesting description. Thanks for sharing.
squamatologist (44 months ago | reply)
Wowie zowie! Right in time for Halloween!
tassie303 (44 months ago | reply)
Nice macro - glad you didn't sit on it...
purolipan (43 months ago | reply)
My dear brother, if Kundana is like my son when he was a little kid (he is seventeen now)..... the centiped will be the scared one! hahaha! he would have finished in a glass jar!
A very nice picture of a wonderful creature, I like the saturation of colors very much. The bands on the insect's back are awesome!
And it had happened to me while traveling in Mexico, the smaller the village, the warmer the people. I am glad your in-laws entretained you. You don't get a brother in law like you every day, right!? ; )
Regards my dear brother!
srinivasa krishna (43 months ago | reply)
Dear sureshsr,
Thank you very much.
Dear sharrockmary,
Thank you very much for all your words.
Kundana was curious to know what that creature was, standing at a distance. She narrated a lot about the "snake", that she encountered in the forest, to her mother grandpartents.
In fact, it was the purpose of taking her to the forest.
Children must be accustomed to the natural world around them.
Thanks again for your encouraging words.
Dear k.rajeev,
Thank you very much.
Dear Captain,
Thanks a lot.
Dear karthik,
Thank you very much.
Dear i_am_subverted,
Thanks for the classification. It is added to the tags,
Thank you very much for your appreciation also.
Dear Humayunn,
Thanks a lot.
Dear gurbir,
Thank you so much.
Dear squamatologist,
Ha Ha Ha, :-))
Indeed, it was seen by me on 10th of October.
Thanks a lot for your humorous comment.
By the way, Have a great Halloween.
Dear tassie303,
Yes, Thank you.
If my little girl had not brought it to my notice, perhaps, it could have climbed onto my head !
Dear Brother,
Ha Ha Ha,
So Nice it is, to listen to the adventurous nature of Jr.Jose.
Children must be so.
You are true about the village people.
In fact, the advice the old man was just formal.
My Brothers-in-law were always interested to show me different places around their village right from the time of my marriage, four years ago.
I loved to be their guest for any along time!
Alas! I couldn't.
Because, I am one of their family members ;-))
Thanks a lot Dear Brother, for your kind words.
liveandclicking (43 months ago | reply)
Ewww.. Is'nt she scared of this? I've never seen one of these in my life so far..
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Farl (43 months ago | reply)
wise words indeed. enjoyable tale too.
Rathika Ramasamy (43 months ago | reply)
Nice sharp shot.
Dama Azul (43 months ago | reply)
Great macro and colors. Of great seemed to cienpies.
Happy Diwali !!!!
Namaste
Ron Harmon (43 months ago | reply)
Wow!!!!! This is really beautiful and thanks to your little one for seeing it and your sharing it with us. I have to tell you that your discription of the event is really beautiful. You must have a talent as a writer also.
Good job.
Blessings.
kool_skatkat (43 months ago | reply)
that's something to see...
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Sally Van Natta (43 months ago | reply)
Yikes! So colorful and beautiful in its own way!
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◦•●εïз●•◦fatǿǾǿmaa (43 months ago | reply)
Good shot
nice pic
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dolphin_dolphin (43 months ago | reply)
OMG!!
ramesh_lalwani (43 months ago | reply)
Excellent macro.and good advice.
Reshuffled [deleted] (43 months ago | reply)
An advice of an elderly man was this, to my brothers-in-law:
"Husband of the sister should be entertained by all means, when he arrives to the village.
Otherswise, he may get bored in the village.
i will have to keep this advice in mind
thanks
lovely story before the click
makes the photo interesting
Helga_262 (43 months ago | reply)
a great shot from the animal. Very good
Binish Malloossery (43 months ago | reply)
Great Macro....!!
prakash_venkata (too busy) (43 months ago | reply)
Lovely
challiyan (43 months ago | reply)
appreciate your reflex
mukesh shah (43 months ago | reply)
great macro ...
srinivasa krishna (43 months ago | reply)
Dear శ్రీనివాస,
నేను కూడా అంతకు ముందు జీవితంలో ఎప్పుడూ అలాంటిది చూడడం కాదు కదా, కనీసం ఉంటుందని కూడా వినలేదు.
ఇక కుందన సంగతి - తను భయపడడం కంటే వింతగా దానిని చూసిందనే నాకనిపించింది.
నాన్న ప్రక్కనే ఉండగా పిల్లలకు భయం ఉంటుందనుకోను :-))
Dear Farl,
Thank you very much.
Dear Ramasamy,
தண்யவாட.
Dear Dama Azul,
Thanks a lot.
Dear Ron,
Thanks a lot for your kind words.
I don't think I have such a great talent.
May be OK for a small write-up like this one :-))
Dear kool_skatkat,
Yes, I too thought about it so.
Dear salvan,
Thanks a lot for your invite and words.
Dear fatooomaa,
Thank you very much.
Dear Kimio,
Thanks a lot.
Dear rameshji,
Thank you very much for your kind words.
Dear manish,
Thanks a lot for getting some time to visit my photo.
Thank you very much for your comment too:-))
Dear Helga_262,
Thank you very much.
Dear Binish,
Thank you very much.
Dear ప్రకాష్ గారు,
ధన్యవాదాలు.
Dear Vipin,
தண்யவாட.
Dear mukeshji,
Thanks a lot.
Dear ఆదర్శ్,
నాకూ అలాగే ఒళ్ళు జలదరించింది దానిని మొదటిసారి చూడగానే.
కాని, దానిని కూడా అల్లారుముద్దుగా పెంచుకునే వారున్నారని తెలిసి ఆశ్చర్యపోవడమే మన వంతు !!!
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WatchinDworldGoBy (43 months ago | reply)
Wonderful! What a delightful backstory to this nice capture too! :)
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xenesthis (40 months ago | reply)
This is Scolopendra hardwicki. Visit www.tarantulaspiders.com
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An_Tarzan (33 months ago | reply)
Great shot of this large Centipede! I had seen one killing a baby cobra & ate it whole! They are quite poisonous....
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jkairvar (32 months ago | reply)
wonderful macro shot of colourful centipede
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Yshali (32 months ago | reply)
Beautiful Colors ..
Ganga108 (Life is meant to be lived joyously) (25 months ago | reply)
A pet! Oh my! The photo is wonderful, capturing the colours and details.
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chittone1 (23 months ago | reply)
good capture, perfect light, nice shot
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al 209 (peu présent en ce moment) (19 months ago | reply)
Excellent capture!!!! Very similar to the scolopendra we come across in Mayotte, but I would never come close to it: its bite is horribly painful......
WorldofArun (19 months ago | reply)
hello srinivas..i had to look into it for a long while to realize that some small stick was placed on it...it looked like broken into two...
Furryscaly (7 months ago | reply)
Amazing that you saw this in the wild! Yes, this is a very sought after species by many who keep them as pets. Very gorgeous! Consider adding this and any other centipede or millipede photos to Myriapoda (centipedes, millipedes, etc.) :) All centipede and millipede photos and videos are welcome!
john a d willis (away) (4 months ago | reply)
An amazing beastie ...well captured.
Krasne oci (4 months ago | reply)
Fantastic natures creations. Beautiful capture.