Giant bird-eating centipedes may sound like something out of a science-fiction film — but they’re not. On tiny Phillip Island, part of the South Pacific’s Norfolk Island group, the Phillip Island ...

Centipedes and millipedes are members of the myriapoda subphylum of arthropods which means “many legs.” A majority of these creatures live in humid, moist environments and can commonly be found in ...

Phillip Island centipedes can reach nearly 25 centimetres long, and have an appetite to match their size: those living on their namesake island together kill and eat as many as 3,700 seabird chicks ...

It’s been a good summer for Bermuda’s population of the humble tropical centipede. Plenty of rain has meant an abundance of food, together with damp places for the creatures to make their home. Often ...