Millipedes are not an insect, but rather an arthropod.

In contrast, centipedes have only one pair of legs per segment.

When disturbed, the house centipede can emit an unpleasant smell.

The house centipede has two composite eyes made of up to 600 “simple eyes,” or ocelli.

When it is threatened, the centipede tries to repel its enemy by emitting a foul-smelling odour.

Miner bees can sting, but only do it very rarely and only when defending their eggs.

When it is threatened, the centipede tries to repel its enemy by emitting a foul-smelling odour.

Like other centipedes, the scutigera is equipped with a pair of appendages called forcipules.

When its legs are fully formed, the centipede undergoes four more moults that enable it to grow and reach sexual maturity.

↑ Coming from the family of the myriapoda anthropoda, a centipede is pretty important item on the list of the things you definitely don’t want to have in your underwear[16].

In Quebec, centipedes live in homes, especially warm, humid areas like the basement and the bathroom.

When its legs are fully formed, the centipede undergoes four more moults that enable it to grow and reach sexual maturity.

In Quebec, centipedes live in homes, especially warm, humid areas like the basement and the bathroom.

This group includes centipedes (“100 legs”) and millipedes (“1,000 legs”), which people often mix up... but that’s another story!

On the light colored paint of the partition opposite A . . ., a common Scutigera of average size (about as long as finger) has appeared, easily seen despite the dim light.

The last 2 legs are particularly long, longer in fact than their antennae reaching twice the length of the body and can be nearly 6 cm.