There are a lot of differences between centipedes and millipedes. Centipedes are called Hundred-Legged Worms, have elongated, quick shape and dark brown or yellowish-grey coloring, while Millipedes are called Thousand-Legged Worms, have sub-cylindrical and worm-like shape and bright black or brown coloring.
Top Speed of a Giant Centipede is 3.3 km/h (2mph).
A Giant centipede usually lives for about ten year.
Giant centipede is a carnivore and it's diet includes:
Giant centipede has 21 to 23 body segments.
Giant centipede is the largest centipede species in the world. It is more than 30 centimeters (12 inches) in length.
Giant Centipede is found in the following countries:
Giant Centipede is mostly found in tropical or sub-tropical rain-forests and tropical dry forests. It usually lives in dark and moist places such as leaf litter or under rocks.
Giant Centipede, also known as the Scolopendra gigantea or the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede is the largest centipede species in the world. It is capable of overpowering other insects and animals larger than it's own body size. It is venomous as well and one human died because of the venom of giant centipede In 2014.
The scientific classification of the giant centipede is as follows:
