Chilopods

Centipedes and Millipedes

By: Austin, David, and Seth

Chilopods

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

Chilopods

Habitat

These animals can be found… In woodpiles Under vegetation In basements Some millipedes can even be found

in tropical rainforests

Chilopods

The Life Cycle1. Mating2. Egg3. Hatching4. Molting5. Adult6. They mate and the process is started

all over again…

Centipedes

About them…

Centipedes

General Information

Classification

1. Kingdom- Animalia

2. Phylum- Arthropoda

3. Subphylum- Myriapoda

4. Class- Chilopoda

Centipede

Video Video

Centipedes- They Use Their Speed and Poison to

Hunt Down and Eat Their Pray

General Information

Feeding Habits

They Eat insects Such As…

1. Springtails

2. Beetles

3. Woodlice

4. Spiders

Centipedes

General Information

Feeding Habits

They Also Eat…

1. Worms

2. Slugs

Centipedes

The Predators… Domestic Chickens Shrews Toads Some Spiders One of the most important predators

of all is other Centipedes (cannibals)

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

Millipedes

About them…

Millipedes

General Information

Classification

1. Kingdom- Animalia

2. Phylum- Arthropoda

3. Subphylum- Uniramia

4. Class- Diplopoda

Millipedes

General Information

Defense Mechanisms 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

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

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

And Now More…

Pictures…

A Vietnamese Centipede

A Garden Centipede

Fangs

7 Inch Centipede

Giant Centipede

To The Millipedes…

Giant Millipede

Fossilized Millipede

Another Millipede

An Albino Millipede

Sources

http://bugguide.net/node/view/267530/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/267530/bgimage http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=n

avclient&gfns=1&q=giant+centipede http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://

www.animalpicturesarchive.com/ArchOLD-7/1189509881.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/view.php%3Ftid%3D3%26did%3D26091&h=972&w=1296&sz=714&tbnid=kEJNQa8_O_dIyM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgiant%2Bmillipede&hl=en&usg=__SSZYI2o_SBjZx60NHySLRLT6lIc=&ei=3GaNS93iMZSQlAfZwfV4&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=3&ct=image&ved=0CAoQ9QEwAg

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

Sources

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

http://insects.about.com/od/centipedesmillipedes/p/millipedes.htm

http://insects.about.com/od/centipedesmillipedes/p/millipedes.htm

http://insects.about.com/od/centipedesmillipedes/p/millipedes.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millipede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede