and geophilomorphs to about 30 cm in the largest scolopendromorphs.

Sensory organs

Many species of centipedes lack eyes. Some lack one only, but some possess a variable number of ocelli, sometimes clustered together to form true compound eyes. However, these eyes are only capable of discerning light from dark, and provide no true vision. In some species, the first pair of legs

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