Class

Chilopoda (Centipedes)

Scolopocryptops spinicaudus. Photo: (c) Thomas Barbin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Centipedes (from Latin prefix centi-, “hundred”, and pes, pedis, “foot”) are arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which also includes Millipedes and other multi-legged creatures. Centipedes are elongated metameric creatures with one pair of legs per body segment. Centipedes are known to be highly venomous, and often inject paralyzing venom. Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying number of legs, ranging from 30 to 354. Centipedes always have…

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Subtaxa

Order: Scolopendromorpha (Tropical centipedes)

Where in Humboldt

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