The centipedes: elongated, segmented arthropods with exactly one pair of legs per body segment and a pair of venom claws (forcipules) modified from the first pair of legs, used to subdue prey. Chilopoda are fast-moving predators, unlike the plant-detritus-eating millipedes they are often confused with.
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1. Wikidata: Chilopoda
2. Catalogue of Life
Centipede (Wikipedia)
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Centipedes (from Neo-Latin centi- 'hundred' and Latin pes, pedis 'foot') are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which includes millipedes and other multi-legged animals.
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