A US soldier holds up a Jungle Centipede during the Vietnam War, 1967
A US soldier holds up a Jungle Centipede during the Vietnam War, 1967 Centipedes are regarded as some of the worst bugs in Asia. Some centipedes will bite humans, and some species of centipedes found in Vietnam are venomous! Some centipedes found in Asia are often more aggressive than centipedes found in the Western World. Giant centipedes like to hide in small places and can be found in places like your shoes! I'm sure the boys in Vietnam were not used to seeing them! It is thought the camera angle may have enlarged the centipede or the centipede itself is being held towards the camera, making it appear more significant, though the creature can grow to go large sizes. A US soldier holding up a giant jungle centipede during the Vietnam War, 1967 Okay, so if everything you’ve read or seen about Vietnam isn’t bad enough, it turns out that there were also giant bugs just crawling around and waiting to eat our brave servicemen. There are a few different types of giant bugs running thro