Centipede
Centipedes ( lithobius forficatus) are mostly found in the UK.A Centipede can grow a bit smaller than your thumb. Centi means 100 so the centipede have around 100 legs however all of them actually have an odd number of legs. You might have seen theses beasts a they aren't that small...
HABITAT
Centipedes are often
under logs, but you may
find them under or near
stones. They are mostly
found in the UK, home
to the British Isles. If
you go to the seaside you
might find them near the
seashore as they like the sun.
From time to time they will
be found in gardens because
they burrow in soil.
APPEARANCE
The colour of these creatures is brownish red, with long antennae
at their front. Centipedes have at least 99 legs but need to have a pair of legs at
their back. These beasts are long and thin and quite flat. They are cool and moist. There are diffrent shapes and sizes , but adults grow up to 3cm in length.
DIET
Some of the centipedes
are vegetarians who eat other
small inscets such as worms,
spiders, small lizards.
HUNTING
When centipedes
hunt they can't see
very well but they
are active hunters.
Centipedes have fangs at
the back of there head
which are called
'poison jaws'. The gland
in there head fills the back
of there head with poison.
Centipedes ONLY hunt at night.
As they can't see very well
they detect there prey by the preys
movement.
FUN FACTS
57 different speices different colours different lengths
odd number of legs
crawl backwards
crawl forwards
some are poison
bite humans