Dangerous Creatures: Centipede

(North, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa)

   The bite of most centipedes is no worse than a bee sting. They eat household and garden pests.
   Legs for crawling. Legs for climbing. Legs for sprinting. But legs to breathe with?! [i.e. ragworms]
   Centipedes mean big trouble for a lot of tiny animals.
   At night, centipedes, scorpions and tarantulas come out from under rocks and logs to hunt.
   Like the centipede, the passion-vine caterpillar also has a lot of legs. And a secret weapon.
   Driller wasps, lionfish and coral snakes. They’re pretty, they’re colourful, and they’re dangerous.
   Video: How can you tell a millipede from a centipede? On each segment of its body, a millipede has two pairs of legs, while a centipede has just one pair per segment.
   Advice: If you want to find a centipede, turn over every stone you see. They like to hide in dark, cool places. Of course, you might find a few other interesting things as well.

Next: A centipede does its hunting at night. And so do most wild cats.