Creature with spindly long legs meets tragic end in Bukit Batok
Cherlynn Ng
Posted on 08 June 2018 | 6,164 views | 12 comments
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Stomper Tay spotted a bizarre-looking creature running across a linkway at Block 236, Bukit Batok East Avenue 5 on Friday morning (June 8).
Tay, who saw the critter at the void deck at around 8am, said it resembled a cockroach.
He said: "It was about the size of a cockroach and had many long legs.
"It ran very fast like a cockroach too."
Unfortunately, the odd creature met its untimely end when someone stepped on it.
"A passer-by saw the insect and stepped on it intentionally, so it died."
The animal is likely to be a house centipede ('Scutigera coleoptrata'), which is sometimes referred to as being "hundred-legged".
(Photo: Bruce Marlin/Wikimedia Commons)
Here are some facts about the house centipede:- Typically yellowish-grey with stripes on body and legs
- Has up to 15 pairs of legs that give it fast speed
- Has two long antenna on its head and two long appendages on its rear
- Feeds on insects
- Lifespan of three to seven years
- Preference for warm, tropical and humid climates
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