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Centipede is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Atari for arcades. [7] Designed by Dona Bailey and Ed Logg , it was one of the most commercially successful games from the golden age of arcade video games and one of the first with a significant female player base .
Despite the name, no species of centipede has exactly 100 legs; the number of pairs of legs is an odd number that ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs. [ 1 ] Centipedes are predominantly generalist carnivorous , hunting for a variety of prey items that can be overpowered.
Arcade Classics was panned by critics. Reviews commented that Arcade Classics includes very few games compared to other retro compilations, [5] [3] [6] that it fails to recreate the experience the games offered in the arcades, [7] [3] that the "enhanced" versions offer nothing but mild cosmetic changes, [8] [3] [6] and that the overly "busy" backgrounds in the enhanced version of Centipede ...
S. heros is found in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, from New Mexico and Arizona in the west to Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana in the east. Although this species is commonly referred to as the "giant desert centipede" because of its presence in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, and other arid and semi-arid habitats, S. heros is also found in rocky woodland areas, such ...
Geophilus sp. mother and brood.. Geophilidae is a family of soil centipedes in the superfamily Geophiloidea and the order Geophilomorpha. [3] [4] In 2014, a phylogenetic analysis based on morphological and molecular data found this family to be polyphyletic. [3]
Geophilus carpophagus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae, widely considered to be a type species of the genus Geophilus (along with G. electricus). [1] It grows up to 60 millimeters in length, with an orange/tan body bearing a distinctive purplish marbled pattern (also seen in Henia vesuviana). [2]
Geophilomorpha is an order of centipedes commonly known as soil centipedes. [1] The name "Geophilomorpha" is from Ancient Greek roots meaning "formed to love the earth." [2] This group is the most diverse centipede order, with 230 genera. [3]
Stenotaenia is a is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Geophildae. [1] [2] This genus has a western Palearctic distribution.The centipedes in this genus are notable for exhibiting exceptional diversity in not only segment number, ranging from 43 to 115 leg-bearing segments, but also body size, ranging between 1 cm and 8 cm in length.