Alex Hyde / European House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) found on the ceiling of a limestone cave. Photographed on a white background in mobile field studio. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Alex Hyde / Close up of head of European House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Ammonite / Group of Wood ants (Formica rufa) attacking House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata), Dorset, England, UK, April. Sequence 1/3.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Centipede (Scolopendra cingulata) Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Centipede (Scolopendra cingulata) Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, May 2009 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Centipede (Scolopendra cingulata) Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, May 2009. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up of a millipede at 70x magnification showing 2 pair of legs per body section, the attribute distinguishing this group from centipedes which have but a single pair of legs per section

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up of a millipede at 70x magnification showing 2 pair of legs per body section, the attribute distinguishing this group from centipedes which have but a single pair of legs per section

Adrian Davies / Long-legged centipede (Scutigera sp) two in Gomantong Cave, Sabah, Borneo

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipede (Thereuopoda longicornis) with a cricket in its jaws, Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipede (Thereuopoda longicornis) with sperm pack transferred by a male, Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipede (Thereuopoda longicornis), Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipedes (Thereuopoda longicornis) in crevice on cave wall, Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipedes (Thereuopoda sp.) on cave ceiling. Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipedes (Thereuopoda longicornis) on cave ceiling. Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipede (Thereuopoda longicornis) moulting, Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Nick Garbutt / Long-legged centipede (Scutigera sp.) in rainforest at night. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

MYN / Marc Pihet / House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata), Maine-et-Loire, France, April, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata), Maine-et-Loire, France, April, meetyourneighbours.net project

Alex Hyde / European house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) found on the ceiling of a limestone cave, on white background, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Alex Hyde / European House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Alex Hyde / European House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Adrian Davies / Long legged centipede (Scutigera sp) Sabah, Borneo.

Solvin Zankl / Centipede (Lithobius spec.) feeding on Longhorn beetle larva (Rhagium sycophanta) on oak tree. Tunhem, Sweden, August.

Konrad Wothe / Centipede (Scutigeridae) on leaf, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.

Konrad Wothe / Centipede (Scutigeridae) Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.

MYN / Tim Hunt / Common centipede (Lithobius forficatus) Barnt Green, Worcestershire, UK, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

John Abbott / Soil Centipedes (Geophilomorpha) Bandera Ecolab, Medina, Bandera County, Texas, USA.

John Abbott / Soil Centipedes (Geophilomorpha) Bandera Ecolab, Medina, Bandera County, Texas, USA.

John Abbott / House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) Cibolo Creek, Bexar / Guadalupe County line, Texas, USA.

Stephen Dalton / House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) Corfu, Greece, May.

Alex Hyde / Brown Centipede (Lithobius forficatus) photographed on a white background in mobile field studio. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Michael Durham / House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) on rotting wood, Western Washington, USA.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) Bobenheim-Roxheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, October. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Barrie Britton / Poisonous Centipede on producer Mary Summerill's tent. Lac Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Madagascar. Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, February 2010

Barrie Britton / Poisonous Centipede on producer Mary Summerill's tent, Lac Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Madagascar. Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, February 2010

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Details of Mediterranean banded centipede (Scolopendra cingulata), Heraklion, Crete, Greece meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Common millipede (Megaphyllum sp) Crete, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Common millipede (Megaphyllum sp) curled up in defense, Crete, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Mediterranean banded centipede (Scolopendra cingulata), Heraklion, Crete, Greece meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Close up of rear pair of legs of Mediterranean banded centipede (Scolopendra cingulata), Heraklion, Crete, Greece meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Front part of Mediterranean banded centipede (Scolopendra cingulata), Heraklion, Crete, Greece meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Details of a small Centipede, showing upside, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, March meetyourneighbours.net project

Ammonite / Group of Wood ants (Formica rufa) attacking House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata), Dorset, England, UK, April. Sequence 3/3.

Ammonite / Group of Wood ants (Formica rufa) attacking House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata), Dorset, England, UK, April. Sequence 2/3.

Jurgen Freund / Giant house centipede / long legged centipede(Scutigeridae) Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Michael D. Kern / Giant redheaded centipede (Scolopendra heros), captive, from North America and Mexico

Shibai Xiao / Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans) feeding on dead Spot-legged treefrog (Rhacophorus megacephalus) Bawangling National Nature Reserve, Hainan Island, China.