During their surveys, the team found several unfamiliar-looking snakes. Intrigued, they took a closer look at the animals, ...

It is the largest invertebrate species in the cave, growing to between 1.8 and 2 inches (46 to 52 millimeters) long. The centipede has adapted to life in complete darkness. Unlike its surface ...

Yes, some southwestern U.S. and tropical centipedes are enormous, approaching a foot in length. A species in Venezuela is large enough to enter caves where they capture and kill bats. Yes ...

Yes, some southwestern U.S. and tropical centipedes are enormous, approaching a foot in length. A species in Venezuela is large enough to enter caves where they capture and kill bats. Yes ...

Chilopoda includes some 3,500 living species. Centipedes' geological record extends back to the Silurian, deep into the history of soil and litter animal assemblages. There is a wide variation in ...

Intrigued, they took a closer look at the animals, tested their DNA and soon realized they’d discovered a new species: Tantilla palamala, or the open-winged centipede snake. Open-winged ...