TROPICAL CENTIPEDES & MILLIPEDES 2-20-05

Centipedes have one pair of legs per segment and have venomous fangs.

Millipedes have two pairs of limbs per segment and no venom.

Millipedes can be quite large – Caracol, 2004.

Millipede being eaten by a centipede – Caracol, 2004.

Recently molted millipede – Trinidad, 2004.

Giant Centipede, Scolependra

The largest Scolependra is from Mona Island, Trinidad.

Centipede – Trinidad, 2004.

Scutigera have long legs and move very quickly on vertical walls.

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