Stats

Lifespan: 5-6 yrs
Size: Tiny
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: Europe
Movement: Running
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Venom
Status: Common

About

This chestnut-colored centipede hides under damp stones across Europe. It uses a pair of modified front legs to inject paralyzing venom into its prey.

Life cycle

1.
subadult
A near-adult myriapod adds body segments and pairs of legs with each molt, approaching its full count.
2.
adult
Fully grown, with the full adult count of segments and legs.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Genus: Lithobius
Species: Lithobius forficatus