by Taysha

Description

Centipedes can be black, brown or yellow.  Female centipedes lay their eggs in wood.  Baby centipedes shed their skin.  To find prey, centipedes use their antennas. 

Habitat

Their enemies are toads, birds, and shrews.  They eat Herculese beetles.  Most centipedes live in dark places in the Woodlands.   Centipedes are meat eaters.

Interesting Facts

What goes 99 clunk, 99 clunk? A centipede with a wooden leg.  Centipede means 100 but not all centipedes have 100 legs.  Centipedes are meat eaters (carnivores).  Centipedes are not really insects, but they are arthropods like insects.