Millions?!

The centipede owes its name to its numerous legs. Yet it’s not a million, but rather eighty to four hundred of them. Do you want to count the centipede’s legs? In that case, count the number of its segments on its armour-shaped body. Each segment is supported by four legs.

Undulating gait

In spite of its many legs, the centipede is not a sprinter. This is because its legs cannot move simultaneously per segment. Each leg moves forward independently and does this just a little earlier than the preceding leg. This creates an undulating gate from the rear to the front.

Did you know…

The centipede lives behind the scenes in Pantropica? You can meet this jungle terror during the shows in the Jungle Theatre.

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