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Name: |
Hydruscimex maximus |
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Abilities and Weapons: |
swimming skills, jaws, venom, armour, size |
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Occupation: |
Ambush macropredator |
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Home: |
Skull Island |
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First Appearance: |
"The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005) |
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Diet: |
Carnivore |
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Size: |
Length: 2.7-3.6 meters |
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Status: |
Unknown. Presumably rescued by expeditions. |
Hydruscimex maximus ("large serpent-bug") is a 9-12 feet long (2.7-3.6 meters) centipede-creature that dwells in the marshes of Skull Island.
Facts[]
Aquatic Hydruscimex is the largest neopede of all (and the largest centipede of all time). Compared to most of its cousins, Hydruscimex is a fully aquatic aquatic species adapted for life in the marshes, with its flattened carapace allowing it some hydrodynamic movements and quick bursts of speed.
Its venom is more dilute than many other species, but its sheer size means it can inject lethal doses with a single bite, subduing even small dinosaurs, like juvenile Ligocristus.
Trivia[]
- Hydruscimex is much like Scolopendra cataracta: the waterfall centipede of southeast Asia.
- Like all animals from Skull Island. It is unknown what they faced during the sinking of the island. Given the multiple expeditions, there may be a chance that a few surviving populations was saved off-land to a more stable enclosure.