Smalle Red Centipede, Otostigmus, Chilopoda,

Smalle Red Centipede, Otostigmus, Chilopoda, Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Eng Wah Teo / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

W269WK

File size:

38.8 MB (1.3 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

4350 x 3119 px | 36.8 x 26.4 cm | 14.5 x 10.4 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

6 July 2019

Location:

Kuala Lumpur

More information:

Centipedes (from Latin prefix centi-, "hundred", and pes, pedis, "foot") are predatory 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. Most centipedes are generally venomous and could inflict a painful bite, injecting their venom through pincer-like appendage known as forcipules. Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying number of legs, ranging from 30 to 354. Centipedes always have an odd number of pairs of legs.