Translation of "Centipede" in Japanese

A giant centipede.

‎巨大なムカデだ

- Are you sure that it's a centipede?
- Are you sure it's a centipede?

本当にそれはムカデなんですか？

The Asian forest centipede is a creature of nightmare

アジアオオムカデは 悪夢の生物です

In Japan, it inspired the legend of a giant centipede called Ōmukade.

日本には巨大なムカデ “大百足(オオムカデ)”の伝説があります

Tangle with the Asian forest centipede and you’re going to have a very bad day.

アジアオオムカデと関われば 最悪の日になります

The Asian forest centipede may be bad, but it’s not all evil. In Chinese medicine its venom is used to treat seizures and skin sores.

怖いオオムカデですが いい面もあります 漢方では 毒がてんかんや 皮膚のただれの薬に