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How do centipedes give birth to baby centipedes?

Centipedes lay eggs. Every year in late spring and early summer, the eggs in the ovaries gradually mature. Generally, the number of eggs laid is 20 to 60, most of them are 40 to 50, and some are less than 10. The egg-laying season is from late June to early August every year, that is, from the summer solstice to the beginning of autumn, and the peak egg-laying period is in early and mid-July. Before laying eggs, the centipede's abdomen is almost close to the ground, and it digs a shallow cave by itself.

When laying eggs, the centipede bends its body into an S shape, props up the back legs, tilts its tail legs upward, and stretches its antennae forward, and then the strings of eggs are discharged one by one from the reproductive opening. If it is not disturbed by the outside world, the successful egg-laying process takes about 2 to 3 hours. After laying eggs, the centipede then cleverly turns its body sideways, uses its legs to hold the eggs together into a ball, and holds them in its arms to hatch. If it is disturbed during egg-laying, it will stop laying eggs or eat all the eggs that are hatching. This is the so-called protective reaction of the centipede.

The incubation period of centipedes is 43 to 50 days. During this period, the female centipede never leaves the eggs or larvae, carefully guarding them. Sometimes the lower body and antennae swing and sweep from side to side to drive away small insects that are close to it, and often use their claws to fiddle with or suck the eggs and larvae. It is speculated that the centipede may be secreting some secretions from the oral glands and basal glands to prevent the eggs from being invaded by bacteria or other dirt.

The eggs of centipedes are oval, of different sizes, beige, and translucent. The egg membrane is elastic, and the egg mass hatches slowly. There is no significant change in the first 5 days, but it gradually turns from beige to white; half a month later, the egg grows into a kidney shape, splits in the middle, and the egg grows to 5 mm; after 20 days, it becomes a crescent shape, with tiny claws faintly visible, and the egg is about 7 mm; after 1 month, it begins to take the form of a larva, about 1.2 cm long, and can wriggle in the arms of the mother centipede; after 35 to 40 days, the juvenile centipede has grown to 1.5 cm and can crawl up and down, but it has not yet left the mother; after 43 to 45 days, it grows to 2 to 2.5 cm, and the larvae leave the mother body to move and forage alone.

How are centipedes born?

Born from its mother's belly... Hehe

I know you're not asking this.

It has eggs