Description
- Size: 5 to 75 mm in length depending on the species.
- Body dish consisting of many segments with a total of 15 to 90 pairs of legs.
- Each body segment has a pair of legs while millipedes have 2 pairs per segment.
- They are not classified as insects because they have more than three pairs of legs.
- Eggs are laid packet in summer or autumn and the female takes care until hatching.
- A centipede can live up to three years.
- They are predators and move very quickly.
- They live in the hidden corners of houses. Prefers moist places. Vulnerable to dehydration because they have no waxy cuticle.
- The tropical species can be very poisonous.
Engineering extermination favors the use of environmentally friendly methods and biological products with low impact
