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 Centipede

Centipedes are reddish-brown, flattened, elongated arthropods with one pair of legs attached on most of their body segments. 

The first pair of legs is modified into poisonous jaws located below the mouth to kill insects.  Centipedes feed on live insects and other small animals. They do not feed on plants.

Centipede usually inhabit warm dark places such as under stones, boards, or sticks or beneath moist leaf litter and other organic matter. When disturbed, centipedes move swiftly toward darkened hiding places. 

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Class:  Chilopoda

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