Megapede

Megapedes are a mutant offshoot of the centipede, grown to monstrous size. They are endemic to the Subcontinental Exclusion Zone, living in the irradiated, polluted land and eating anything they come across smaller than them. Their presence has been another headache for the NLA expeditionary forces looking to establish control over the subcontinent, despite being well-used to dealing with the Japanese's bioweapons. Megapedes, despite their size, are exceptionally fast on the ground, and their shells are resistant to small arms fire. Carnivorous, aggressive and tough, they are well-hated by NLA soldiers as highly dangerous pests unafraid of hunting humans. Nonetheless, Megapede meat and eggs are apparently highly sought after in black market butcheries, and more than a few side businesses have sprung up inside the NLA's exclusion zone to facilitate hunting and trafficking of these monstrous things.
They are thought to be the largest invertebrate predator on land by a wide margin, and make their homes in tunnels. Mature Megapede have fifteen segments. Like all centipedes, the first pare of legs just behind the head are forcipules - pincer-like appendages that can be used to hold on to prey and inject venom. The forcipules of a Megapede are hook-shaped and, like the other legs, surprisingly articulate. Unlike most centipede species, which are often blind or posses only primitive light-sensing vision, Megapedes have four highly developed compound eyes, all facing forward, granting them excellent motion sensing ability. However, their senses in other areas are negligible; they notably lack antennae, which would normally serve to provide senses of scent and touch to such an creature. They appear to be sensitive to sound vibrations regardless, indicating that another organ of some kind handles this function. 
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