giant centipedes
Oversized many-legged arthropods
Giant centipedes are large predatory arthropods of the genus *Scolopendra*, some exceeding a foot in length.
Unlike their smaller household cousins, giant centipedes are aggressive hunters capable of taking down mice, lizards, and small snakes.
Their venomous bite is intensely painful to humans but rarely fatal.
A giant centipede dropped from the cave ceiling onto his shoulder.
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- venomousProducing injected toxins
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
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