Asma asked this from me, and although I am no biologist, here is the answer.
In Latin, “centum” means 100 and “ped” means foot, so literally speaking, a centepede would have 100 legs. However, this is not entirely true.
Centepedes always have odd pair of legs, ranging from 15 to more than 171 pairs. The most common centepedes posses 15 pairs of legs.
So Asma, next time you see a centepede, don’t go round screaming and yelling. I suggest holding it from tail and counting its legs. Let me know how many did you count before fainting away.
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