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
The subphylum Chelicerata constitutes one of the two major living subdivisions of the phylum Arthropoda, alongside Mandibulata. Chelicerates include the sea spiders, horseshoe crabs, and arachnids, as
Female scorpion Vaejovis cashi carrying its young (white)
A microscopic mite Lorryia formosa
Ammothea hilgendorfi 3281
Promegistus armstrongi 335075066