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Centipedes and Millipedes of Zihuatanejo

SUBPHYLUM MYRIAPODA

Typical House Centipede

Scutigera

The house centipede is an arthropod characterized
by its odd number of pairs of jointed legs,
segmented body and exoskeleton that periodically
molts as the centipede grows. The House
Centipede is known to prey on silverfish, firebrats,
carpet beetle larvae, cockroaches, spiders, and
other small arthropods

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