centipedes
Hundred-legged soil dwellers
Centipedes is the plural of centipede, a long-bodied arthropod with many legs—one pair per body segment.
Despite the name suggesting a hundred feet, most species have between 30 and 354 legs.
Centipedes are predatory, using venomous claws to subdue insects and other small prey.
The basement was infested with centipedes.
Divided into sections
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
jointed · spiracles · multilegged · body · molting · fangs · appendages · trunk
Baseless belief in omens
- omenProphetic indicator
- fearEmotional response to threat
- phobiaPersistent irrational dread
- creepyDisturbingly strange
crawly · nightmare · repulsion · disgust · infestation · pest · household · unlucky
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- darknessTotal absence of light
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
shadowy · hiding · secretive · cryptic · reclusive · undergrowth · leaf litter · rotting logs
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
Injected animal poison
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- bitePierce with teeth
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- poisonousCapable of causing death
neurotoxin · painful · predatory · dangerous · prey · injection · hunting · paralyzing
Hasty, low scurrying motion
- skitteringMoving with quick, light steps
- scurryingHasty, light-footed motion
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- slitheringSmooth limbless locomotion
wriggling · fast · darting · undulating · swift · agile · speedy · ambush
segmented
Divided into sections
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
legs · jointed · spiracles · multilegged · body · molting · fangs · appendages · trunk · head
superstition
Baseless belief in omens
creepy · crawly · nightmare · repulsion · disgust · infestation · pest · household · unlucky · beliefs
nighttime
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- darknessTotal absence of light
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- twilightLight after sunset
dusk · shadowy · hiding · secretive · cryptic · reclusive · undergrowth · leaf litter · rotting logs · damp
arthropod
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- biodiversityRange of life forms
classification · genus · order · family
venom
Injected animal poison
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- bitePierce with teeth
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
poisonous · neurotoxin · painful · predatory · dangerous · prey · injection · hunting · paralyzing · carnivorous
scuttling
Hasty, low scurrying motion
- skitteringMoving with quick, light steps
- scurryingHasty, light-footed motion
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
slithering · wriggling · fast · darting · undulating · swift · agile · speedy · ambush · hunting
- myriapodsmillipedes
- animalscat, dog, bird, fish, cow
- living thingsplants, animals, animal, creature, birds
- organismsplants, animals, human, dog, fungi
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
centipedessnakes
Elongated limbless reptiles
legless lizards · worms · slugs · eels · bipeds
- house centipedeMulti-legged domestic arthropod
- giant centipedeOversized multilegged arthropod
- centipede biteVenomous pinch from many-legged crawler