Garden centipede. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a garden centipede (Lithobius sp.). A centipede's body is divided into se

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Garden centipede. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a garden centipede (Lithobius sp.). A centipede's body is divided into segments, each containing a pair of legs. The number of segments varies from 12 to over 100. The legs present on the first trunk segment (upper centre) terminate in a pointed claw which contains poison glands. The centipede uses these claws to seize and kill its prey. Also seen (at lower centre) are the centepede's powerful jaws. Lithobius centipedes are ground-dwelling hunters. They are blind and so hunt by touch, using their long, sensitive antennae (foreground). Magnification: x12 at 5x7cm size. Magnification: x30 at 5x6ins size.

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Keywords: animal, antenna, centipede, chilopoda, garden, invertebrates, lithobius, nature, segmentation, sem, sp., wildlife, zoology