Talk:Scolopendra subspinipes
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Did a large-scale edit
[edit]I added some contents and references on this article and tabularized the subspecies. Please check to see if my edition is appropriate. Thanks! User:Toxic Walker (talk) 18:36, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Subspecies
[edit]Found a new refercne which claims no valid subspecies. Since the article states in the lead that there are 8 subspecies, the reference stating there were at best 6, I've just removed the tables until it can be cleaned up. 08:16, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Requesting Updates from Experts
[edit]There is an new 2018 article in Science News (17 February 2018, pg.17, www.sciencenews.org) about an important breakthrough identifying the key ingredient in this centipede's toxic venom and its implications for medicine. It's a peptide now named "spooky toxin" that "blocks a molecular channel [KCNQ?] that normally lets potassium flow through cell membranes". One of you Entomology geeks ought to update this page!
No other verifiable death
[edit]This article says someone in Venezuela also died due to a centipede bite. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_gigantea So does that mean the information in the "venom" section about there not being any other verifiable reports of human deaths by centipede bite is inaccurate/outdated? 39.46.210.241 (talk) 10:07, 4 December 2018 (UTC)