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Centipede

Centipedes (from Neo-Latin centi- 'hundred' and Latin pes, pedis 'foot') are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which includes millipedes and other multi-legged animals. Centipedes are elongated segmented (metameric) animals with one pair of legs per body segment. All centipedes are…

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Centipede

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Triples174
Avg. degree1.99
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related to history · 22
Centipede → Another Devonian, Carboniferous, Cretaceous, Crussolum, Devonobiomorpha, Devonobius, Formation, Late Silurian, Latzelia, Mazon Creek, Mazoscolopendra, Mesozoic, More, One, Palenarthrus, Paleozoic, Rhynie, Rhynie Chert, Rhyniognatha, The
related to Development · 16
Centipede → After, All, Centipedes, Craterostigmomorpha, Epimorpha, For, Geophilomorpha, In, Life, Lithobiomorpha, Scolopendromorpha, Scutigera, Scutigeromorpha, The, The Craterostigmomorpha, This
related to Body · 10
Centipede → Behind, Centipedes, Each, In, Like, Most, Scutigeromorpha, Some, The, They
related to Diet · 10
Centipede → Amazonian, Centipedes, Common, Ethmostigmus, For, Scolopendra, Scolopendromorpha, Species, They, Three
related to External links · 10
Centipede → American Tarantula SocietyCentipedes, Archived, AustraliaChilopoda, Chilobase, Chilopoda, Debunking, Life Web Project, Tree, Wayback Machine, What
related to Internal phylogeny · 9
Centipede → Chilopoda, Craterostigmomorpha, Geophilomorpha, Lithobiomorpha, Scolopendromorpha, Scutigeromorpha, The, These, Within
related to Threatened species · 9
Centipede → According, For, IUCN Red List, Nothogeophilus, Scolopendra, Serpent Island, Seychelles, Seychellonema, Turk's
related to Ultimate legs · 9
Centipede → Alipes, Because, Just, Members, Rhysida, Several, The, Their, They
related to Defences · 8
Centipede → Among, Arizona, Geophilus, Many, Scolopendra, Scolopendromorph, Some, The
related to Hazard · 8
Centipede → Bites, Buddhists, Even, Smaller, Some, The, Tibetan, While

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centipedes legs species pair pairs segments first prey chilopoda body venom scolopendra two forcipules ultimate scutigeromorpha scolopendromorpha geophilomorpha head may

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branchesinstance ofor suspend themselves from objects0.80text
using the legs as pincersinstance ofor suspend themselves from objects0.80text
trilobitesinstance ofThe segments are homologous with the legs of other arthropods0.80text
the African ant Amblyopone plutoinstance ofThey form an important item of diet for many species and the staple diet of some0.80text
which feeds solely on geophilomorph centipedesinstance ofThey form an important item of diet for many species and the staple diet of some0.80text
and the South African Cape black-headed snake Aparallactus capensis.DefencesSome geophilomorphinstance ofThey form an important item of diet for many species and the staple diet of some0.80text
lithobiomorphinstance ofThey form an important item of diet for many species and the staple diet of some0.80text
and scolopendromorph centipedes produce stickyinstance ofThey form an important item of diet for many species and the staple diet of some0.80text
toxic secretions to defend themselvesinstance ofThey form an important item of diet for many species and the staple diet of some0.80text
and the South African Cape black-headed snake Aparallactus capensisinstance ofThey form an important item of diet for many species and the staple diet of some0.80text
Centipederelated to As foodAs0.60section
Centipederelated to As foodChina0.60section

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