Giant swimming, venomous centipede discovered by accident in world-first

Scientist on honeymoon in Thailand stumbles on 'horrific-looking' creature that is the first one known to swimScientists have discovered the world's first known amphibious centipede, which grows up to 20cm (nearly 8in) long and has an excruciating bite.Scolopendra cataracta, from the Latin for "waterfall", has been found in Laos, Thailand and Vietnam and was seen scurrying into the water by entomologist George Beccaloni, during his honeymoon to Thailand in 2001. It is only recently that it has been fully described, in the online science journal ZooKeys. Continue reading...