﻿DADDY-LONG-LEGS, CENTIPEDES, AND MILLIPEDES. 125 



These creatures are active in their motions, and rapacious 

 in their habits. Some of them feed on small insects, others 

 attack earthworms. Their bite is venomous to insects, and 

 one species having very long legs will produce by its bite a 

 severe pain lasting several hours. A large species found in 

 the Southern States, and in the tropics, and commonly known 



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Fig. 117. — Showing Magnified View of the Under Surface of the Head of a Centi- 

 pede: a, Antenna; m p, Maxillary Palpus; fj, Foot-jaw; /; Poison-Fang of Foot-jaw; 

 I, Labium; m, Maxilla. The Mandibles are hidden behind the other parts, and do not 

 show. 



as the centipede, is considered a dangerous animal from its 

 bite. The feet of this species are supposed to poison by their 

 touch, since, when they run over the flesh, small ulcers appear 

 where the feet have come in contact with the skin. The 

 pupils may collect these animals, and either dry them and 

 stick them to cards, or preserve the specimens in vials filled 

 with alcohol. 



116. The other group of myriapods, commonly known as 



