centipede
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What is one to make of Emerson’s journal entry “I feel the centipede in me” after visiting Paris’s Jardin des Plantes in 1833?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Machado notes that in arthropods, a group that includes the centipede, maternal care is associated with rough conditions.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
And despite having an elaborate, curling centipede inked on his face and neck, he’s crestfallen that Bailey would let a friend cut off her locks before the big day.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2024
Ragworms are a group of around 500 species of segmented, mostly-marine worms that look a bit like a cross between a centipede and an earthworm.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
A centipede does not topple in a storm.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Snakes make up most of the images, but human figures, centipedes, alligators, other animals, and geometric motifs also appear.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 3, 2024
In 2022, for example, CBP found live centipedes concealed inside earphone cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024
"The ancient woodlands are full of moss and lichen which light up under UV and lots of creatures too, like wood lice and centipedes all doing interesting things."
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
Resembling pairs of pinpricks from a human's vantage points, the features help the tiny amphibians fight each other, attract mates and crack open the shells of prey like crabs and centipedes.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2023
Scorpions and giant poisonous centipedes sometimes appeared in the tent—even, a few times, a snake.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: cent
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