Unfortunately, I was unable to find the time last night to write up a legitimate Wild Fact.\u00a0 I apologize and will be back tomorrow!\u00a0 I have included a nice picture of a centipede for you though!\u00a0 Aren’t I thoughtful?<\/p>\n

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APRIL FOOLS!!!\u00a0\u00a0 Of course I found time to write up another interesting Wild Fact for you!\u00a0 We are indeed going to explore the creepy world of the Centipede!\u00a0 I know, “ewwwwwwww, gross!” Sorry folks but Wild Facts can’t just be about the cute and fuzzy animals.\u00a0 We have to learn to appreciate all wildlife!\u00a0 So let’s move on to this leggy little arthropod!<\/p>\n

We have all heard that centipedes have 100 legs, which in fact is not true at all! Believe it or not, centipedes have one pair of legs per body segment so the number of legs varies from 15 to 177 pairs of legs.\u00a0 Don’t worry, I will do the math for you guys.\u00a0 That is actually 30 to 354 individual legs so maybe they should call them “Thirtypedes” or “Three-HundredandFiftyFourpedes”.\u00a0 As well, a centipede will always have an odd number of pairs of legs.\u00a0 For example they will never have 16 or 20 pairs of legs. This is because their first pair of legs are actually venom bearing fangs that they use to consume their unfortunate prey! Don’t worry since the venom will not be fatal to humans although it may cause quite the sting.\u00a0 Some people may be allergic to the venom like bee and wasp stings so those folks should probably head to the hospital if you are bit by a centipede.<\/p>\n

The good news about centipedes is the fact that they are mostly nocturnal or spend the majority of their time underground.\u00a0 This is great news since it means we don’t have to look at the icky arthopods.\u00a0 Unless of course you are rooting through the leaf litter or rotting wood, which is another one of their favourite hang outs.<\/p>\n

Centipede Fast Fact:<\/strong> Male centipedes will actually spin a small web which is used for mating purposes.\u00a0 They will either stick around and perform a courtship dance or just leave and let the female centipede find the web on her own, which contains the spermatophore required for successful breeding.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoyed your April Fools Day Wild Fact!\u00a0 Have a great day everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unfortunately, I was unable to find the time last night to write up a legitimate Wild Fact.\u00a0 I apologize and will be back tomorrow!\u00a0 I have included a nice picture of a centipede for you though!\u00a0 Aren’t I thoughtful? APRIL FOOLS!!!\u00a0\u00a0 Of course I found time to write up another interesting Wild Fact for you!\u00a0 We are indeed going to explore the creepy world of the Centipede!\u00a0 I know, “ewwwwwwww, gross!” Sorry folks but Wild Facts can’t just be about the cute and fuzzy animals.\u00a0 We have to learn to appreciate all wildlife!\u00a0 So let’s move on to this leggy <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,226,670,672,673,671,4025],"yoast_head":"\n