1. Centipedes and Millipedes By: Austin, David, and Seth
Chilopods
Centipedes and Millipedes
By: Austin, David, and Seth

2. Chilopods Characteristics Long, segmented bodies Many legs Antennae
Simple eyes
Millipedes- 2 pairs of legs per segment
Centipedes- 1 pair of legs per segment

3. Chilopods Habitat These animals can be found… In woodpiles
Under vegetation
In basements
Some millipedes can even be found in tropical rainforests

4. Chilopods The Life Cycle Mating Egg Hatching Molting Adult
They mate and the process is started all over again…

5. Centipedes
About them…

6. Centipedes General Information Classification Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Arthropoda
Subphylum- Myriapoda
Class- Chilopoda

7. Centipede
Video
Video

8. Centipedes- They Use Their Speed and Poison to
Centipedes- They Use Their Speed and Poison to Hunt Down and Eat Their Pray
General Information
Feeding Habits
They Eat insects Such As…
Springtails
Beetles
Woodlice
Spiders

9. Centipedes General Information Feeding Habits They Also Eat… Worms
Slugs

10. Centipedes The Predators… Domestic Chickens Shrews Toads Some Spiders
One of the most important predators of all is other Centipedes (cannibals)

11. Centipedes General Information They Bite… All centipedes are poisonous
If bitten, the pain lasts about 2 days (not including healing time)
Usually not enough poison to be fatal

12. Millipedes
About them…

13. Millipedes General Information Classification Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Arthropoda
Subphylum- Uniramia
Class- Diplopoda

14. Millipedes Defense Mechanisms General Information
Millipedes are not poisonous
They only sometimes emit a foul smelling odor that can sting or burn
Some of the larger, more powerful millipedes can even shoot at your eyes from several feet away

15. Millipedes General Information Feeding Habits
They mostly feed on decaying plant matter
Young millipedes must digest microbes to be able to eat this
One of these sources is fungi

16. Millipedes Night Vision… Millipedes are nocturnal
If you look closely, you would come to find that they have little antennae that help them look around
They usually only see very little if they can see at all

17. And Now More…
Pictures…

18. A Vietnamese Centipede

19. A Garden Centipede

20. Fangs

21. 7 Inch Centipede

22. Giant Centipede

23. To The Millipedes…

24. Giant Millipede

25. Fossilized Millipede

26. Another Millipede

27. An Albino Millipede

28. Sources http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th11d.htm

29. Sources http://www.bugsinthenews.com/giant_desert_centipede.htm