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Centipedes (from Neo-Latin centi-, "hundred", and Latin pes, pedis, "foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek χεῖλος, kheilos, "lip", and Neo-Latin suffix -poda, "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which includes millipedes and other multi-legged animals.[1]

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  1. 154 relations: Academic Press, Adesmata, Alipes (centipede), American Scientist, Anamorphosis (biology), Anaphylaxis, Ancient Greek, Annual Review of Entomology, Antenna (biology), Aparallactus capensis, Apomorphy and synapomorphy, Aposematism, Appendage, Arachnid, Arthropod, Arthropod exoskeleton, Arthropod leg, Arthropod mouthparts, Barnacle, Bat, Beetle, Beijing, BioEssays, Bird, Brill Publishers, Buddhism, Cambridge University Press, Carboniferous, Caribbean Journal of Science, Carnivore, Centipede bite, Chelicerata, China, Clade, CNN, Compound eye, Craterostigmomorpha, Cretaceous, Critically Endangered, Crustacean, Cuticle, Desert, Detritivore, Devonian, Donghuamen Night Market, Ecdysis, Egg tooth, Emporia State University, Endangered species, Epimorphosis, ... Expand index (104 more) »

  2. Centipedes
  3. Extant Silurian first appearances
  4. Myriapods

Academic Press

Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher founded in 1941.

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Adesmata

Adesmata is a suborder of centipedes within the order Geophilomorpha containing the superfamilies Geophiloidea and Himantarioidea.

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Alipes (centipede)

Alipes is a genus of bark centipedes in the family Scolopendridae, found in Africa.

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American Scientist

American Scientist (informally abbreviated AmSci) is an American bimonthly science and technology magazine published since 1913 by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.

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Anamorphosis (biology)

Anamorphosis or anamorphogenesis is the process of postembryonic development and moulting in Arthropoda that results in the addition of abdominal body segments, even after sexual maturity.

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Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis (Greek: ana- ‘against’ + phylaxis ‘guarding’) is a serious, potentially fatal allergic reaction and medical emergency that is rapid in onset and requires immediate medical attention regardless of the use of emergency medication on site.

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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Annual Review of Entomology

The Annual Review of Entomology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes review articles about entomology, the study of insects.

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Antenna (biology)

Antennae (antenna), sometimes referred to as "feelers", are paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods.

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Aparallactus capensis

Aparallactus capensis, or the Cape centipede-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family.

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Apomorphy and synapomorphy

In phylogenetics, an apomorphy (or derived trait) is a novel character or character state that has evolved from its ancestral form (or plesiomorphy).

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Aposematism

Aposematism is the advertising by an animal, whether terrestrial or marine, to potential predators that it is not worth attacking or eating.

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Appendage

An appendage (or outgrowth) is an external body part, or natural prolongation, that protrudes from an organism's or microorganism's body.

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Arachnid

Arachnids are arthropods in the class Arachnida of the subphylum Chelicerata. Centipede and Arachnid are extant Silurian first appearances.

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Arthropod

Arthropods are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda.

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Arthropod exoskeleton

Arthropods are covered with a tough, resilient integument, cuticle or exoskeleton of chitin.

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Arthropod leg

The arthropod leg is a form of jointed appendage of arthropods, usually used for walking.

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Arthropod mouthparts

The mouthparts of arthropods have evolved into a number of forms, each adapted to a different style or mode of feeding.

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Barnacle

Barnacles are arthropods of the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea.

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Bat

Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera.

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Beetle

Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Holometabola.

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Beijing

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.

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BioEssays

BioEssays is a monthly peer-reviewed review journal covering molecular and cellular biology.

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Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Brill Publishers

Brill Academic Publishers, also known as E. J. Brill, Koninklijke Brill, Brill, is a Dutch international academic publisher of books and journals.

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Buddhism

Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Carboniferous

The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period Ma (million years ago) to the beginning of the Permian Period, Ma.

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Caribbean Journal of Science

The Caribbean Journal of Science is a biannual peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal publishing articles, research notes, and book reviews related to science in the Caribbean, with an emphasis on botany, zoology, ecology, conservation biology, geology, archaeology, and paleontology.

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Carnivore

A carnivore, or meat-eater (Latin, caro, genitive carnis, meaning meat or "flesh" and vorare meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements are met by the consumption of animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other soft tissues) whether through hunting or scavenging.

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Centipede bite

A centipede bite is an injury resulting from the action of a centipede's forcipules, stinger-like appendages that pierce the skin and inject venom into the wound.

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Chelicerata

The subphylum Chelicerata (from Neo-Latin) constitutes one of the major subdivisions of the phylum Arthropoda.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Clade

In biological phylogenetics, a clade, also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a grouping of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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Compound eye

A compound eye is a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans.

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Craterostigmomorpha

The Craterostigmomorpha are the least diverse centipede clade, comprising only two extant species, both in the genus Craterostigmus. Centipede and Craterostigmomorpha are centipedes.

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Cretaceous

The Cretaceous is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya).

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Critically Endangered

An IUCN Red List Critically Endangered (CR or sometimes CE) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

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Crustacean

Crustaceans are a group of arthropods that are a part of the subphylum Crustacea, a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthropods including decapods (shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crayfish), seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, opossum shrimps, amphipods and mantis shrimp.

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Cuticle

A cuticle, or cuticula, is any of a variety of tough but flexible, non-mineral outer coverings of an organism, or parts of an organism, that provide protection.

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Desert

A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems.

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Detritivore

Detritivores (also known as detrivores, detritophages, detritus feeders or detritus eaters) are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as feces).

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Devonian

The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era during the Phanerozoic eon, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the preceding Silurian period at million years ago (Ma), to the beginning of the succeeding Carboniferous period at Ma.

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Donghuamen Night Market

Donghuamen Night Market was a night market located in the northern end of Wangfujing in Beijing, China.

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Ecdysis

Ecdysis is the moulting of the cuticle in many invertebrates of the clade Ecdysozoa.

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Egg tooth

An egg tooth is a temporary, sharp projection present on the bill or snout of an oviparous animal at hatching.

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Emporia State University

Emporia State University (Emporia State or ESU) is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction.

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Epimorphosis

Epimorphosis is defined as the regeneration of a specific part of an organism in a way that involves extensive cell proliferation of somatic stem cells, dedifferentiation, and reformation, as well as blastema formation.

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Ethmostigmus

Ethmostigmus is a genus of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae found in Africa, Asia, and Oceania that is characterised by its large, rounded spiracles.

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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Fang

A fang is a long, pointed tooth.

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Fever

Fever or pyrexia in humans is a body temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set point in the hypothalamus.

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Fly

Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- di- "two", and πτερόν pteron "wing".

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The foot (feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates.

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Forcipule

Forcipules are the modified, pincer-like, front legs of centipedes that are used to inject venom into prey.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Frog

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek ἀνούρα, literally 'without tail').

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Generalist and specialist species

A generalist species is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions and can make use of a variety of different resources (for example, a heterotroph with a varied diet).

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Geophilomorpha

Geophilomorpha is an order of centipedes commonly known as soil centipedes. The name "Geophilomorpha" is from Ancient Greek roots meaning "formed to love the earth." This group is the most diverse centipede order, with 230 genera. Centipede and Geophilomorpha are centipedes.

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Geophilus

Geophilus is a large, heterogeneous genus of soil centipedes in the family Geophilidae largely considered to be synonymous with Brachygeophilus.

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Gonopod

Gonopods are specialized appendages of various arthropods used in reproduction or egg-laying.

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Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.

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Herbivore

A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet.

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Heredity (journal)

Heredity is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio.

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Holocene

The Holocene is the current geological epoch, beginning approximately 11,700 years ago.

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Homology (biology)

In biology, homology is similarity due to shared ancestry between a pair of structures or genes in different taxa.

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Horizontal gene transfer

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) or lateral gene transfer (LGT) is the movement of genetic material between organisms other than by the ("vertical") transmission of DNA from parent to offspring (reproduction).

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Hox gene

Hox genes, a subset of homeobox genes, are a group of related genes that specify regions of the body plan of an embryo along the head-tail axis of animals.

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Hydrogen cyanide

Hydrogen cyanide (formerly known as prussic acid) is a chemical compound with the formula HCN and structural formula. It is a highly toxic and flammable liquid that boils slightly above room temperature, at. HCN is produced on an industrial scale and is a highly valued precursor to many chemical compounds ranging from polymers to pharmaceuticals.

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Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.

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IUCN Red List

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species.

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Journal of Paleontology

The Journal of Paleontology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the field of paleontology.

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Journal of Zoology

The Journal of Zoology is a scientific journal concerning zoology, the study of animals.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Latzelia

Latzelia is an extinct genus of scutigeromorph centipedes, and the type and only genus of the family Latzeliidae.

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Lithobiomorpha

The Lithobiomorpha, also known as stone centipedes, are an order of anamorphic centipedes; they reach a mature segment count of 15 trunk segments. Centipede and Lithobiomorpha are centipedes.

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Lithobius forficatus

Lithobius forficatus, most commonly known as the garden centipede, brown centipede or stone centipede, is a common centipede of the family Lithobiidae.

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Littoral zone

The littoral zone, also called litoral or nearshore, is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore.

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Lizard

Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.

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Lumbricidae

The Lumbricidae are a family of earthworms.

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Malpighian tubule system

The Malpighian tubule system is a type of excretory and osmoregulatory system found in some insects, myriapods, arachnids and tardigrades.

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Mandible (arthropod mouthpart)

The mandibles of a bull ant The mandible (from mandibula or mandĭbŭ-lum, a jaw) of an arthropod is a pair of mouthparts used either for biting or cutting and holding food.

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Mandibulata

Mandibulata, is one of two major clades of living arthropods alongside Chelicerata.

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Mazon Creek fossil beds

The Mazon Creek fossil beds are a conservation lagerstätte found near Morris, in Grundy County, Illinois.

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Mazoscolopendra

Mazoscolopendra is an extinct genus of scolopendromorph centipedes, and the oldest known member of that order.

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Mecistocephalidae

Mecistocephalidae is a monophyletic family of centipedes in the order Geophilomorpha.

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Mesozoic

The Mesozoic Era is the penultimate era of Earth's geological history, lasting from about, comprising the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods.

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In biology, metamerism is the phenomenon of having a linear series of body segments fundamentally similar in structure, though not all such structures are entirely alike in any single life form because some of them perform special functions.

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Millipede

Millipedes (originating from the Latin mille, "thousand", and pes, "foot") are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature. Centipede and Millipede are extant Silurian first appearances and myriapods.

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Mongoose

A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae.

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Monophyly

In biological cladistics for the classification of organisms, monophyly is the condition of a taxonomic grouping being a clade – that is, a grouping of taxa which meets these criteria.

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Most recent common ancestor

In biology and genetic genealogy, the most recent common ancestor (MRCA), also known as the last common ancestor (LCA), of a set of organisms is the most recent individual from which all the organisms of the set are descended.

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Mouse

A mouse (mice) is a small rodent.

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Myriapoda

Myriapods are the members of subphylum Myriapoda, containing arthropods such as millipedes and centipedes. Centipede and Myriapoda are extant Silurian first appearances and myriapods.

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National Autonomous University of Mexico

The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM), is a public research university in Mexico.

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Neo-Latin

Neo-LatinSidwell, Keith Classical Latin-Medieval Latin-Neo Latin in; others, throughout.

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Nocturnality

Nocturnality is a behavior in some non-human animals characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.

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Oomycete

The Oomycetes, or Oomycota, form a distinct phylogenetic lineage of fungus-like eukaryotic microorganisms within the Stramenopiles.

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Organ of Tömösváry

Tömösváry organs, also known as temporal organs or postantennal organs are specialized paired sensory organs found in certain groups of myriapods (e.g. centipedes and millipedes) and hexapods (e.g. springtails), located on the head near the base of the antennae.

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Palenarthrus

Palenarthrus is an extinct genus of scolopendromorph centipedes.

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Paleozoic

The Paleozoic (or Palaeozoic) Era is the first of three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon.

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Pancrustacea

Pancrustacea is the clade that comprises all crustaceans, including hexapods (insects and relatives).

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Panther Mountain Formation

The Panther Mountain Formation is a geologic formation in New York.

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Paraphyly

Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages.

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Parthenogenesis

Parthenogenesis (from the Greek παρθένος|translit.

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Pedipalp

Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the secondary pair of forward appendages among chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.

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Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State and sometimes by the acronym PSU, is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania.

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Pierre André Latreille

Pierre André Latreille (29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods.

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Pincer (biology)

A pincer is the part of an arthropod that enables it to carry loads, to defend against other creatures, or to attack prey.

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey.

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R/K selection theory

In ecology, selection theory relates to the selection of combinations of traits in an organism that trade off between quantity and quality of offspring.

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Rhynie chert

The Rhynie chert is a Lower Devonian sedimentary deposit exhibiting extraordinary fossil detail or completeness (a Lagerstätte).

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Rhyniognatha

Rhyniognatha is an extinct genus of arthropod of disputed placement.

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Rhysida immarginata

Rhysida immarginata is a species of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae.

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Salamander

Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.

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Science (journal)

Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals.

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Scolopendra

Scolopendra (through Latin from Greek σκολόπενδρα, skoˈlo.pen.ðɾa) is a species-rich genus of large tropical centipedes of the family Scolopendridae.

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Scolopendra abnormis

Scolopendra abnormis, the Serpent Island centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae that is endemic to Mauritius.

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Scolopendra alcyona

Scolopendra alcyona, the Halcyon giant centipede, is a species of amphibious centipede found in the Ryukyu Archipelago of Japan and Taiwan.

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Scolopendra cataracta

Scolopendra cataracta is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae.

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Scolopendra gigantea

Scolopendra gigantea, also known as the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede, is a centipede in the genus Scolopendra.

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Scolopendra polymorpha

Scolopendra polymorpha, the common desert centipede, tiger centipede, banded desert centipede, or Sonoran Desert centipede, is a centipede species found in western North America and the Hawaiian Islands.

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Scolopendra subspinipes

Scolopendra subspinipes is a species of very large centipede found throughout southeastern Asia.

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Scolopendromorpha

Scolopendromorpha is an order of centipedes also known as tropical centipedes or bark centipedes. This order includes about 700 species in five families. Centipede and Scolopendromorpha are centipedes.

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Scorpion

Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. Centipede and Scorpion are extant Silurian first appearances.

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Scutigera coleoptrata

Scutigera coleoptrata, also known as the house centipede, is a species of centipede that is typically yellowish-grey and has up to 15 pairs of long legs.

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Scutigeromorpha

Scutigeromorpha is an order of centipedes also known as house centipedes. Centipede and Scutigeromorpha are centipedes.

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Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction.

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Silurian

The Silurian is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya.

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Simple eye in invertebrates

A simple eye or ocellus (sometimes called a pigment pit) is a form of eye or an optical arrangement which has a single lens without the sort of elaborate retina that occurs in most vertebrates.

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Snake

Snakes are elongated, limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.

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Spermatophore

A spermatophore or sperm ampulla is a capsule or mass containing spermatozoa created by males of various animal species, especially salamanders and arthropods, and transferred in entirety to the female's ovipore during reproduction.

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Spider

Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk.

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Spiracle (arthropods)

A spiracle or stigma is the opening in the exoskeletons of insects, myriapods, velvet worms and many arachnids to allow air to enter the trachea.

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Springtail

Springtails (Collembola) form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects (the other two are the Protura and Diplura).

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Stigmatomma pluto

Stigmatomma pluto is a species of ant in the subfamily Amblyoponinae.

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Stridulation

Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts.

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Tarantula

Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae.

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Telson

The telson is the hindmost division of the body of an arthropod.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Thereuopoda clunifera

Thereuopoda clunifera is a species of centipede in the genus Thereuopoda and the family Scutigeridae.

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Thorax (arthropod anatomy)

The thorax is the midsection (tagma) of the hexapod body (insects and entognathans).

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Trachea

The trachea (tracheae or tracheas), also known as the windpipe, is a cartilaginous tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi of the lungs, allowing the passage of air, and so is present in almost all animals with lungs.

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Tree of Life Web Project

The Tree of Life Web Project is an Internet project providing information about the diversity and phylogeny of life on Earth.

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Trilobite

Trilobites (meaning "three lobes") are extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita.

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Tropical rainforest

Tropical rainforests are dense and warm rainforests with high rainfall typically found between 10° north and south of the Equator.

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University of Hawaiʻi

The University of Hawaiʻi System (University of Hawaiʻi and popularly known as UH) is a public college and university system.

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Venom

Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action.

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Vulnerable species

A vulnerable species is a species which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being threatened with extinction unless the circumstances that are threatening its survival and reproduction improve.

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Wangfujing

Wangfujing Street is a shopping street in Beijing, China, located in Dongcheng District.

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Wiley-Blackwell

Wiley-Blackwell is an international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons.

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Xiphosura

Xiphosura (in reference to its sword-like telson) is an order of arthropods related to arachnids. Centipede and Xiphosura are extant Silurian first appearances.

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See also

Centipedes

Extant Silurian first appearances

Myriapods

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede

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