The Centipede is commonly thought to have 100 legs; even the name of the creature means "Hundred Foot" in latin - Centi = "Hundred" , Pedis = "Foot". So does the Centipede actually have 100 Legs?
Despite the name, centipedes have a varying numbers of legs, ranging from 32 legs up to 354. The number of legs depends on the number of body segments it has; for each segment it has a pair of legs
The Centipede is commonly thought to have 100 legs; even the name of the creature means "Hundred Foot" in latin - Centi = "Hundred" , Pedis = "Foot". So does the Centipede actually have 100 Legs?
Despite the name, centipedes have a varying numbers of legs, ranging from 32 legs up to 354. The number of legs depends on the number of body segments it has; for each segment it has a pair of legs. Moreover, Centipedes always have an odd number of body segments, so there is no centipede i n existence that has exactly 100 legs.
Centipedes range in size from 4 millimeters (Nannarrup hoffmani) all the way up to 12 inches (scolopendromorphs). The species has existed on this earth for over 430 million years and is among the earliest land animals.
Even though most Centipedes have no eyes at all and are completely dependent on their antenna to navigate and hunt, they have dominated the undergrowth as an apex predator since their arrival on land... truly one of natures most terrifying and amazing creature
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