Centipede
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Centipedes are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which includes millipedes and other multi-legged animals. Centipedes are elongated s
The forcipules of Eupolybothrus cavernicolus (Lithobiidae)
A collage showing the ultimate legs of various centipedes. From top left, proceeding clockwise: Rhysida spp., Scolopocryptops trogloclaudatus, Scolopendra dehaani, Lithobius proximus, Lithobius forficatus, Scolopendra cingulata.
A centipede mother protecting her first instar offspring
A centipede (Scolopendra cingulata) being eaten by a European roller
Myriapoda
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Myriapods are the members of subphylum Myriapoda, containing arthropods such as millipedes and centipedes. The group contains about 13,000 species, all of them terrestrial.
Centipede
…Centipedes (from Neo-Latin centi- 'hundred' and Latin pes, pedis 'foot') are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which includes millipedes and other multi-legged animals. Centipedes are elongated segmented (metameric) animals with one pair of…
The head of Scutigera coleoptrata, showing antennae, compound eyes and mouthparts
Scolopendra cingulata, a centipede
Tachypodoiulus niger, a millipede
A species of Scutigerella, a genus of symphylan