Despite their names, Centipedes can have a varying number of legs. They can be shades of brown and red and can be found in a wide variety of locations. They are found in soil, leaf litter, under stones and deadwood, and inside logs. Centipedes are predators, they move rapidly and mainly use their antennae to find prey. Males leave behind a spermatophore for the female to find. When found the females lay their eggs in single holes in the soil, she will cover the eggs and leave them. Eggs can take from one to a couple months to hatch and a female can lay from 10 to 50 eggs per mating season.
A centipede has 1 pair of legs per body segment.
Centipedes can be a hazard to humans because of their bite. Although a bite is usually only very painful, it can be very dangerous to small children and to those with bee sting allergies. A bite from smaller centipedes usually do not puncture the skin but from larger centipedes can induce Anaphylactic Shock in some people.
LESSER BROWN SCORPION
Despite it's appearance, this is not a deadly creature. It has a painful sting like that of a bee, but it does not have a neurotoxin like some of their cousins. This normally shy creature is relatively uncommon and active at night and preys on insects, spiders, millipedes and even small rodents.