What do centipedes eat?

Answer 1

Centipedes (Class Chilopoda) are fast-moving venomous, predatory terrestrial arthropods that have long bodies and many jointed legs. Chiefly nocturnal, centipedes are found primarily in tropical climates but are also widely distributed in temperate zones. Some species are highly venomous with extremely toxic venom on their claws which can cause death in humans.

As in the closely-related millipedes, they are highly segmented (15 to 173 segments), but with only one pair of walking legs per segment. Centipedes are dorso-ventrally flattened, and are among the fastest and most agile of arthropod predators.


Note that the claw arises from the first thoracic segmentThe head of a centipede has a pair of antennae and jaw-like mandibles, and other mouthparts that evolved from modified appendages. The most anterior trunk segment of a centipede has a pair of venomous claws (called maxillipeds) that are used for both defense and for capturing and paralyzing prey. Despite their name, which stems from the Latin words 'centum' (meaning 'hundred') and 'ped' (meaning 'foot'), they normally have around half that number of legs, though it is possible to find centipedes with over 200 legs.

The house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) is a fast-moving carnivore that feeds on insects such as cockroaches and other small invertebrates.

Answer 2

Insects & Arachnids: Centipede



Centipede

Most centipedes lay eggs in warmer months; a few species even give birth to live babies. As a centipede grows, it grows more leg pairs. All of these legs have to be tucked in towards their bodies when they are under rocks and crevices. Centipedes are mostly nocturnal.



Where do they live?:

Centipedes like to live in wet and warm places, such as basements and log bottoms.


What do they eat?:

Centipedes eat small insects like flies, moths, and cockroaches. They use their front pair of legs as jaws that can grab prey and even inject poison.


Critter Fact:

Although the word centipede means "hundred-legged," every type of centipede has a different number of legs. The average number of legs on centipedes is 35 pairs (70 legs).

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/critters/centipede.html

Answer 3

The house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) is a fast-moving carnivore that feeds on insects such as cockroaches and other small invertebrates.

there are too many species for me to cut an paste, so here is the link...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipedes

Answer 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJiHDqE7cbo&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcynical%2Dc%2Ecom%2F