General characters
Chilopods are a class of mandibulated arthropods, with an elongated and depressed body divided into segments with a pair of legs each.
The head consists of a pair of antennae, simple eyes or ocelli, a pair of jaws and two pairs of jaws.
The legs of the first segment are transformed into strong maxillipeds called "forcicles" that end in a nail, with which they inoculate venom from their venomous gland.
They are carnivorous and predatory land animals.
They are equipped with a tracheal respiratory system.
Circulation with dorsal heart and peripheral vessels.
All species are long and thin legs.
They live mostly in warm countries.
They feed on flies and other insects.
Some common species:
Centipede (Litobius forticatus) (4 cm.)
Geophile (Haplophilus).
Scutígera or sliding (Scutigera coleoptrata)
Scolopendra cingulata.
Scolopendra
It is a flattened body kilopod and a variable number of segments (20 to 40) with a pair of legs on each.
The first pair is at the service of the mouth, is poisonous and is called forcipulas.
The antennas are long.
There are common species of about 10 cm but other tropical species can reach 30 cm in length, whose bite can be dangerous.
They are predators and feed on small animals.
They live under the stones and are very carniboras.
Typical species: Scolopendra cingulata.
| Scolopendra head |
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a Antennas k First maxilla p1 First pair of legs. p2 Second pair of legs. |
Geofilomorphs
It attacks worms and worms by curling in its body. Some are luminescent (10 cm.)
They have more than 25 pairs of legs.
Yellow color and very elongated body.
The last pair of divergent legs in the direction of the body axis.
Myriapod milpies
Other information about fauna in Aragón:
A small list of species in Aragon would be the following:
| Vertebrates | Invertebrates |
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MammalsBirdsReptilesAmphibiansFishes |
MetazoansProtozoa |
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images about the fauna in Aragon. photographs on invertebrates. beneficial animals for agriculture. | |
Auch Aragon genießt eine vielfältige und abwechslungsreiche Natur, in der Pflanzen vorbeigehen, Tiere, Geologie oder Landschaften erreichen wir ein fantastisches Bestiarium, das in seinen Denkmälern lebt.
Die Informationen werden ohne einen Spaziergang durch die drei Provinzen nicht vollständig sein, mit Abschaltungen in einigen seiner spektakulären Landschaften wie Ordesa, der Moncayo, Monegros oder durch Widerspruch den Ebro.
Sie können sich auch den immateriellen widmen: von der Legendenzusammenstellung das gilt auch für das universelle Aragon.