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Is the centipede a reptile or insect?

Updated: 8/21/2019
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Centipedes are neither reptiles nor insects (insects have 6 legs).

They are arthropods, as are millipedes and arachnids (Spiders, scorpions).

Arthropods are often grouped with insects under the inaccurate label "bugs" but are not true bugs.

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