Invertebrates (Inventory)/Centipede

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The '''Centipede''' field of the [[Invertebrates (Inventory)|Invertebrates]] section should list stations where centipedes are found.
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The '''Centipede''' field of the [[Invertebrates (Inventory)|Invertebrates]] section should list stations where a centipede is found.
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Centipedes are classified as arthropods, not insects. Centipedes can be identified by their long bodies, with each segment having one pair of legs. The total number of legs varies, but there are usually 20 or more. They have 2 pincers just behind the head. Centipedes are brown, dark brown, to rust. Their bite is painful (like a bee sting), but not fatal. They move very quickly and can be quite large. The size can vary from small (an inch or less) to several inches in length. Centipedes should not be confused with [[Invertebrates (Inventory)/Millipede|millipedes]].
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Centipedes have flat, multi-segmented bodies, with each segment having only one pair of legs. The total number of legs varies, but there are usually 20 or more. They are arthropods, not insects. Centipedes are predators and have 2 pincers just behind the head. Their bite is painful (like a bee sting), but not fatal. Some centipedes are known to prey on bats. They move very quickly and can be quite large and can climb well. The size can vary from small (an inch or less) to several inches in length and up to an inch in width. The color can vary from unpigmented to brown, dark brown or rust. Centipedes should not be confused with [[Invertebrates (Inventory)/Millipede|millipedes]] which have two pairs of legs per body segment.
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File:Centipede.JPG|Centipede (decaying)
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Invertebrates (Inventory)/Millipede|Millipede]]
*[[Invertebrates (Inventory)/Millipede|Millipede]]
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==References==
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*Romero, Aldemaro (2009) ''Cave Biology; Life in Darkness'' Cambridge University Press, New York pp 106-107 ISBN-Hardback: [[Special:Booksources/978-0-521-82846-8|978-0-521-82846-8]], ISBN-Paperback: [[Special:Booksources/978-0-521-53553-3|978-0-521-53553-3]]
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==Centipede, Invertebrates==
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File:Centipede and harvestman.JPG|Centipede and [[Invertebrates (Inventory)/Harvestman|harvestman]] on the ceiling
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File:Centipede.jpg|Centipede
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File:Centipede_2.JPG|Centipede
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Current revision as of 02:25, 16 November 2015

Centipede

The Centipede field of the Invertebrates section should list stations where a centipede is found.

Centipedes have flat, multi-segmented bodies, with each segment having only one pair of legs. The total number of legs varies, but there are usually 20 or more. They are arthropods, not insects. Centipedes are predators and have 2 pincers just behind the head. Their bite is painful (like a bee sting), but not fatal. Some centipedes are known to prey on bats. They move very quickly and can be quite large and can climb well. The size can vary from small (an inch or less) to several inches in length and up to an inch in width. The color can vary from unpigmented to brown, dark brown or rust. Centipedes should not be confused with millipedes which have two pairs of legs per body segment.

See also

References

  • Romero, Aldemaro (2009) Cave Biology; Life in Darkness Cambridge University Press, New York pp 106-107 ISBN-Hardback: 978-0-521-82846-8, ISBN-Paperback: 978-0-521-53553-3

Centipede, Invertebrates


Invertebrates (Inventory)/Centipede is a part of the cave inventory project.
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