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CENTIPEDES!!!!

• Coelomates
• Body divided into segments called somites.
• Somites in 3 distinct body 'parts'; Cephalon, Thorax & Pygidium
• Forcipules are venomous 'fangs'
• One pair of legs per somite.

• Males spin webs upon which they deposit a sperm pack.
• Do courtship ritual for female; female will hopefully accept
• Female then accepts sperm into her body

Females will either lay eggs in soil, or curl themselves around them until they hatch

Fun facts about Centipedes!!!

• They always have an odd number of legs
• Longest arthropodic lifespan; 6 years
• Nocturnal
• Larget is Scolopendra gigantea; Giant Amazonian Centipede; can grow to 12 inches
• Estimation of over 8,000 species

Differences between Centipedes and Millipedes

Centipedes

Millipedes

• short antennae
• two pairs of legs/body segment
• short legs
• slow walkers
• cannot bite
• mostly scavengers

• Long antennae
• one pair of legs/somite
• long legs that trail backwards behind body
• fast runners
• can bite
• mostly predatory

Reproduction

Nutrition

Primarily general predators

Prey can include:

• Spiders
• Molluscs
• Insects
• Slaters
• Frogs
• Mice
• OTHER CENTIPEDES!

Body Plan

Video!!!!

Taxonomy!

Kingdom-Animalia

Phylum-Arthropoda

SubPhylum-Myriapoda

Class-Chilopoda

Order-May Vary

Family-May Vary