Chilopods Arthropods Invertebrates Animal Kingdom. Wildlife. Fauna. Zoology.

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
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
Mammals Red squirrel. Bear. Fox. Artiodactyl Ungulates Deer. Wild pig. Birds Classification of Birds Storks. Capercaillies. Reptiles Amphibians Urodelos.    Marbled Triton.    Webbed Triton.    Pyrenean triton. Anurans. Fishes	Metazoans Arthropods Myriapods Insects Arachnids Spiders Crustaceans Annelids Worm Molluscs Asquelmintos Platelmintos Celentereos Porifera Protozoa
images about the fauna in Aragon.    photographs on invertebrates.    beneficial animals for agriculture.



Also Aragon enjoys a diverse and varied Nature where passing by plants, animals, Geology, or landscapes we can arrive at a fantastic bestiary that lives in its monuments.

The information will not be complete without a stroll by its three provinces, with shutdown in some of its spectacular landscapes like Ordesa, the Moncayo, Monegros or by opposition the Ebro.

Also you can dedicarte to the intangible ones: from the legend compilation that also does to universal Aragon.