from Latin prefix centi-, hundred
, and pes, pedis, foot
Centipedes are known to be highly venomous, and often inject paralyzing venom.
Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying number of legs, ranging from 30 to 354.
Centipedes always have an odd number of pairs of legs. Therefore, no centipede has exactly 100 legs.
A key trait uniting this group is a pair of venom claws or forcipules formed from a modified first appendage.
Centipedes are predominantly carnivorous.
| Scientific name | Common name |
| Alipes grandidieri | feather-tail centipede |
| Ethmostigmus trigonopodus | blue ring centipede |
| Lithobius forficatus | stone centipede |
| Pachymerium ferrugineum | earth centipede |
| Scolopendra galapagoensis | Galápagos centipede |
| Scolopendra cataracta | Aquatic centipede |
| Scutigera coleoptrata | house centipede |
| Scolopendra gigantea | Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede |
| Scolopendra heros | giant red-headed centipede |
| Scolopendra morsitans | red-headed centipede |
| Scolopendra polymorpha | giant Sonoran centipede |
| Scolopendra subspinipes | Vietnamese centipede |