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Centipedes are fast-moving and are usually predators. They have one pair of legs on each body segment.

Millipedes are slow-moving detritus eaters. They have two pairs of legs on each body segment.

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How do the structural differences in the grasshopper and housefly enable them to exhibit more complex behavior than centipedes and millipedes?

Grasshoppers and Houseflies have wings and the Centipedes and Millipedes do not.


What is the main difference between millipedes and centipedes?

Centipedes have one pair of legs to each segment. Millipedes have two.


What is the main difference between centipedes and millipedses?

Centipedes have 100 legs an millipedes have 1000 legs.


What is fear of centipedes and or millipedes called?

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Do centipedes eat millipedes?

Yes, some species of centipedes do eat millipedes. Centipedes are known to be carnivorous predators, and they may prey on millipedes as part of their diet.


How are centipedes different from millipede?

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.


Do millipedes harm people?

No, but centipedes can.


Why are millipedes much slower than centipedes?

If you have ever looked at these creatures, you will notice that millipedes have much shorter legs than centipedes.


What are some examples of centipedes?

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What do centipedes and millipedes live?

don't you mean where


Centipedes and millipedes are part of the subphylum?

The subphylum of millipedes and centipedes belong to the subphylum myriapoda. There are over 13,000 species that are terrestrial and they belong to the Animalia kingdom.


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scorpions bees Spiders hornets wasps ticks millipedes centipedes