How many legs does a centipede have?
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Its not a hundred. The word centipede is from the Latin for ' a hundred feet', and though centipedes have been extensively studied for over a hundred years, not one have ever been found that has exactly a hundred legs.
A Study On Centipede:
Some have more, some less. The one with the number of legs closest to one hundred was discovered in 1999. It has ninety-six legs, and is unique among centipedes in that it is the only known species with even number of pairs of legs: forty-eight. All other centipedes have odd numbered pairs of legs ranging from fifteen to 191 pairs.
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