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The head of a centipede has a pair of antennae and jaw-like mandibles and other mouthparts that evolved from modified appendages. The most anterior trunk segment of a centipede has a pair of poison clawA claw is a curved pointed growth found at the end of a toe or finger, or in arthropods, of the tarsus. The claws of arthropods are sometimes called pincers . In tetrapods, claws are made of keratin, and consist of two layers. The unguis is the harder exts (called maxillipeds) that are used for both defense and for capturing and paralyzing prey.

The familiar house centipedeUnlike its shorter-legged but much larger tropical cousins, the House centipede Scutigera coleoptrata can live its entire life inside a building. The house centipede has (when fully grown) 15 pairs of very long, delicate legs and a rigid body, which enabl (Scutigera coleoptrata) is a fast-moving carnivoreCarnivores are animals that eat a diet consisting mostly of meat. Also, the word could refer to the mammals of the Order Carnivora, many (but not all) of which fit the first definition. Here is a list below that includes animals that are unable to chew an that feeds on insectSubclass Apterygota Symphypleona globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Palaeodictyoptera extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata ( dragonfls such as cockroachCockroaches Madagascan Hissing Cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa). This insect is 3 inches (8 cm) long. See main text for more information. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Neoptera Order: Blattodea Faes and other small invertebrates.

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• List of centipede common namesAlso see Centipedes and Myriapoda. Arizona desert centipede black centipede burrowing centipede Chinese red head centipede common centipede common desert centipede Egyptian centipede feather tail centipede garden centipede Galapagos Centipede giant desert