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  2. Centipede - Wikipedia

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    Despite the name, no species of centipede has exactly 100 legs; the number of pairs of legs is an odd number that ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs. [ 1 ] Centipedes are predominantly generalist carnivorous , hunting for a variety of prey items that can be overpowered.

  3. Scutigera coleoptrata - Wikipedia

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    Scutigera coleoptrata, also known as the house centipede, is a species of centipede that is typically yellowish-grey and has up to 15 pairs of long legs. Originating in the Mediterranean region , it has spread to other parts of the world, where it can live in human homes. [ 1 ]

  4. Mesoschendyla picturata - Wikipedia

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    Mesoschendyla picturata is a species of soil centipede in the family Schendylidae. [1] This centipede is found in South Africa. [2] This species is notable for featuring 63 pairs of legs and for reaching 40 mm in length, which are the maximum numbers for leg number and length recorded in the genus Mesoschendyla.

  5. Scolopendra subspinipes - Wikipedia

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    Scolopendra subspinipes is a species of very large centipede found throughout southeastern Asia. One of the most widespread and common species in the genus Scolopendra, it is also found on virtually all land areas around and within the Indian Ocean, all of tropical and subtropical Asia from Russia to the islands of Malaysia and Indonesia, Australia, South and Central America, the Caribbean ...

  6. Scolopendra heros - Wikipedia

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    S. heros is found in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, from New Mexico and Arizona in the west to Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana in the east. Although this species is commonly referred to as the "giant desert centipede" because of its presence in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, and other arid and semi-arid habitats, S. heros is also found in rocky woodland areas, such ...

  7. Category:Centipedes - Wikipedia

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  8. Schendylops oligopus - Wikipedia

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    Schendylops oligopus is a species of soil centipede in the family Schendylidae. [1] This species is notable as one of only two species in the order Geophilomorpha known to include centipedes with only 27 pairs of legs, the minimum number recorded in this order. Furthermore, S. oligopus was the first species in this order found to feature so few ...

  9. Cormocephalus rubriceps - Wikipedia

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    Cormocephalus rubriceps, also known as the Hura [1] [2] or giant centipede, [3] is a large centipede of the family Scolopendridae. It is native to Australia and New Zealand, where it is found in the North Island and on islands off the North Island. [3] At up to 25 cm in length, it is the largest centipede in New Zealand.