>>41161344there's a few, lemme get into them:
1: have you ever been stung by one? the venom burns and lingers - genuinely feels like you've been burnt rather than stung, the sensation of endless heat is incredible would recommend
2: they are bright orange often - sometimes they are black on top and highly reflective orange on the bottom, so when they're threatened they flip over and writhe around and it can look like fire
3: they live under wood, and can cling to it - so when building a fire from wild wood it's not super uncommon for centipedes to be in the fire pit, similar to salamanders
4: many cultures associate them with fire because of these facts
like just look at this fucker
pure heat energy