the centepides in general can adapt to almost any weather. tropical or desert.the only ones they are not good with are cold weathers and they can still live in cold places, so yeah i would say they adapt preaty good.but if you mean how they became acustomed a from an evolution standpoint i will paraphrase david atemboroughu00b4s words.when the first annimals started to leave the comfort and moist of the undergrowth they developed completeley water tight exo skelletots to keep the moisture in long segmented bodies with strong hooklike legs to cactch its pray and two lethal black tip fangs for the kill.