centipede
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Since replacing windows can cost enough arms and legs to make a human centipede, it’s worth looking into adding interior insulating layers to your existing windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
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
Mr Prendini is the curator of the spider, scorpion, centipede and millipede collections at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, according to the museum's website.
From BBC ● May 13, 2024
They moved in rhythm, like the legs of centipede but without the actual centipede body.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
"From what I've learned, house centipedes are harmless and actually beneficial because they prey on other household pests," she said.
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
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 contraption was sitting on a transport mechanism that resembles several long mechanical centipedes, but with wheels, 288 in all, instead of feet.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Nothing except the roots of the old peach tree...and a whole lot of earthworms and centipedes and insects living in the soil.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: cent
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