The centipede belongs to the family of arthropods, from the class of
miriápodos. There are countless species, but all have in common their
elongated body and narrow, highly segmented and have many legs or feet.
" The centipede in particular, have two legs per segment or ring, these
rings articulated allowed to move or twisted as needed. The first two
legs have a poisonous glands. They have 15 to 170 pairs of legs, which
have thorns and nails.
It feeds on any kind of insects, worms and mollusks. This is an animal
predator that devours any insect that drag along the ground. Even
females must protect their eggs from males, Escondido and then leaving
them to fend for themselves. The centipede is aggressive and will not
be made up when it comes to fighting for their prey, uses its venom to
paralyse his rival, is elusive and that was buried in the soil.
They are terrestrial, but they like wetlands and darkness, in times of
drought more remain under virtual ground. There are, throughout the
world, in temperate and tropical areas, however has a high degree of
adaptability. It has a brown off and have varied sizes. His head has
two jaws and two long antennas that guide you through space, as their
eyes not only offer vision of their environment, in fact some
centipedes are totally blind, according to the habitat in which they
live.
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The Centipede