This is the moment a mother centipede curled herself into a ball to protect dozens of her squirming babies.

The fascinating moment was captured in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on March 20.

According to the filmer, he spotted the centipede while out in his garden and couldn't believe his eyes when saw that she was shielding her young.

Video captured the moment of the mother centipede curled up to protect the dozens of baby centipede in the abdomen in the garden in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
According to the filmer, while out in the garden he discovered the centipede. The centipede curled up and did not move. He saw small green centipedes under the belly of the centipede. The mother centipede tried to curl up to protect the little ones. This was the first time he had seen the mother centipede and its baby centipedes.
The mother centipede would curl up and protect the baby centipedes until they were adults.
If danger is detected, the mother centipede will wrap around her baby to keep them safe.