While some centipede species have compound eyes containing up to 200 optical units, others have a few simple eyes on each side of the head. Some centipedes don’t have any eyes. House centipedes ...

A protein found in centipede venom could be developed into a drug to treat chronic pain that is as effective as morphine but without the side effects, researchers say. The joint Australian-Chinese ...

Doctors may prescribe an epinephrine auto-injector and suggest avoiding centipedes. Millipedes protect themselves by secreting a toxic liquid from glands on the side of their body. The liquid ...

The mice, ABC Science reports, suffered no side effects from the injections. The current study focuses on a centipede that is farmed in China for consumption, but King and his colleagues believe ...

The snake was found dead by a hiker locked in lifeless combat with a giant centipede it managed to swallow halfway. The snake was initially found on the side of a trail by the hiker ...