Scolopendra
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
• Common centipede.
• They can deliver a painful bite, injecting venom through their forcipules which are actually modified legs on the first segment.
• Active predators – feeding on insect and other invertebrates.
• Venom is not medically significant, but its bite cause extreme pain and swelling.
• Characterized by large number of segments.
• They are fast moving forms when compared to millipedes.