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Despite the fact that the name "centipede" means 100 legs and "millipede" means 100 legs, centipedes do not have 100 legs and millipedes do not have 1000 legs. It has been found that no species of millipede has more than 400 legs.
One of the main differences between centipedes and millipedes is that centipedes have one pair (i.e.two legs) on each segment and millipedes have two pairs (i.e. four legs) on most segments. Centipedes move more quickly than millipedes.
Centipedes are also more flexible, with a more flattened body than millipedes, which have a more cylindrical body. Centipedes tend to prefer dryer, more arid environments, while millipedes prefer moist deciduous forests.
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Are millipede poisonous?
No, it is only some centipedes that are poisonous.
What are 3 common examples of centipedes?
Some examples of Centipedes and Millipedes are the Feather tail centipede, Blue ring centipede, Stone centipede, and the Earth centipede. As for Millipedes there are the Pill millipede, Bristly millipede, and the Spotted millipede.
Do millipedes eat the same thing centipedes do?
No. Millipedes eat decaying matter while centipedes can eat small insects.
Centipedes have 2 legs per segment the record number of legs on a millipede is 752 find the range?
188
What type of arthropod is a millipede?
Centipedes and millipedes have their own group, Myriapoda, which stands next to Insecta, Crustacea and Arachnida. ^^
Is a millipede a carnivorous predator?
No. Millipedes only eat dead/rotting plant material. Their relatives, the centipedes, are voracious predators.
A creature with a hundred legs?
The term centipede means "one hundred feet" but centipedes (arthropods of the class Chilopoda) have between 30 and 384 legs and feet, with the number of pairs always an odd number.
Is a millipede or a centipede dangerous to humans?
They can be. I was stung by one near my eye and had to have medical treatment for it to avoid eye damage. This happened in my sleep, but my doctor recognized the two marks in the wound for having been made by a centipede's barbels.
Animal with more than 8 legs?
Centipedes have a dual-digit number of legs. Millipedes have hundreds of legs, but not 1000.
How many legs do millipede and centipede have?
centipedes- 700-950 legs millipedes- 350,000-700,000 legs
What is a centiped?
It means 100 feet/legs - centi (100) ped (foot) Most centipedes don't have exactly 100 feet however, see also millipede
What are some examples from class chilopoda?
An example of a class diplopoda is a millipede. Diplopoda means having two pair of legs.
