2006-11-05 10:41:03 · 12 answers · asked by katey c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
A centipede has a pair of legs for every segment of its body.
This makes it differ from millipede which has at least two pairs of legs for every segment
2006-11-05 10:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by bhen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Despite the names, it is not true that a centipede
has 100 legs and a millipede 1000. There are
4 or 5 main groups of centipedes, and the number
of legs in different in each. In two of the groups
(Orders) there are 30 legs, 15 pairs. In another
Order there are either 21 or 23 pairs. In another
the number is variable from about 30 to, perhaps
as in another answer, 173 pairs. The possible
fifth Order is not always recognized, and its leg
number is unknown to me.
2006-11-06 03:18:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
100
2006-11-06 07:17:50 · answer #3 · answered by DaRkAngeL XIII 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100
2006-11-05 13:17:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
100
2006-11-05 10:45:39 · answer #5 · answered by SilverPhoenix762 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100
2006-11-05 10:42:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually around 15-20 pairs...but it depends on how many segments the centipede has...the name is somewhat misleading. Each segment has one pair of legs...so count the number of body segments and multiply it by two...that's how many legs that particular centipede has.
2006-11-05 11:08:18 · answer #7 · answered by Shaun 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are highly segmented (15 to 173 segments), but with only one pair of walking legs per segment.
so 30 to 346 legs
2006-11-05 15:22:01 · answer #8 · answered by punky1127 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your critter dropped an "N" but a centipede has100 legs, a millipede 1000.
A bipede (that would be us) 2
2006-11-05 10:49:21 · answer #9 · answered by eddie_schaap 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
centi is the latin word for 100.
A centipede has 100 legs
2006-11-05 10:48:52 · answer #10 · answered by Penny R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋