# Talk:Centipede

Two months ago, realized that Pleurostigmomorpha (Pleurostigmophora?), which I created, was little more than an unhelpful stub providing primarily the morphological differences between the two subclasses (to wit, Pleurostigmomorpha and Notostigmomorpha, the latter of which comprises exclusively the Scutigeromorpha). I moved this content into Centipede#Internal phylogeny. @Chiswick Chap reverted this edit, saying no thanks! Not having this here was exactly the reason, discussed at length on the talk page, for having the Order articles or list separately from here. I disagree. The merger discussion regarded content regarding the orders, this is the morphological differences between the two subclasses. Regardless, this content needs to be kept somewhere. I see three potential options:

Move it to Orders of centipedes
Move it to Centipede#Internal phylogeny
Keep it at Pleurostigmomorpha (currently a redirect)
For reference, here is the orphaned information (currently kept nowhere except in page history):

The following physical and developmental traits can be used to separate members of the Pleurostigmomorpha from Notostigmomorpha:

The spiracles are located on the sides of the centipede (in Notostigmomorphs, they are located dorsally).
The spiracles are deep, more complex, and always present in pairs.
The head is somewhat flatter.
The centipedes can develop through either anamorphosis or epimorphosis.

Edward-Woodrow :) [talk] 14:44, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Ah, my mistake. Put it in Centipede. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:17, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
 Edward-Woodrow :) [talk] 14:44, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

I loved reading this article and getting to know more about the centipede! I had done a bit of research and found that beetles tend to be one of the prey for centipedes, here is an article on the Phengodes Laticollis to show that predators-prey relationship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phengodes_laticollis (E.kidest)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by E.kidest (talk • contribs) 04:39, 28 April 2024 (UTC) 

I've linked a few sources to journal articles about centipedes in culture. I got them from Geophilus flavus, where they were pretty clearly off-topic, but figured it could be interesting for the main article if someone wants to take a look at them. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 17:12, 15 September 2025 (UTC)