8 species of centipedes

Subject: 8 species of centipedes Sun May 29, 2011 2:29 pm

Centipedes

Centipedes (Class Chilopoda) are fast-moving venomous, predatory, terrestrial arthropods that have long bodies and many jointed legs. Chiefly nocturnal, centipedes are found primarily in tropical climates but are also widely distributed in temperate zones.
Some species are highly venomous and often produce very painful bites but (despite Ian Fleming's famous use of dramatic licence) only one human death has ever been recorded - from a bite on the head of a young child by a large centipede on a Pacific island - though severe reactions have also occasionally been recorded in adults.

Photography of Scolopendra -
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Photography of Scolopendra spec
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Photography of Scolopendra spec Malaysia
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Photography of Scolopendra spec Tanzania
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Photography of Scolopendra spec Tanzania2
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Photography of Scolopendra spec URUGUAY
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Photography of Scolopendra spinosissima
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Photography of Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans
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