CENTIPEDE. 
506 
of a much paler colour, viz. a light yellow brown: 
it is found in damp places, and often under ground; 
is not possessed of any phosphoric splendor, nor 
is it capable of 'surviving many hours in a state of 
confinement, unless placed in a very moist situa- 
tion. 
The Scolopendrae are oviparous animals, and 
the young, at their first exclusion, are furnished 
only with a few feet on each side; acquiring after 
a certain period, the legitimate number peculiar 
to their species. 
