My Home:
I am found through North America and in other parts of the world that have moist environments.
I live outdoors in moist, dark, protected areas like
under bark, logs, leaves or rocks. I am most
active at night.
What I eat:
I lack the venomous front
jaws of centipedes and
primarily eat decaying plants.
What I look like:
I am long, slow
moving, and resemble a worm.
I have two pairs of legs
on each body segment.
A centipede has only one pair of legs
on each segment. My length can be
from 1 to 12 inches.
How I am born:
I go through two stages of development: egg and adult. My egg is laid in the ground during the springtime.
After I hatch, I resemble a small adult.
To grow,
I molt and shed my skin, adding a segment and a set of legs each time my skin is shed.