Several of theCentipedes hadn't a cent, excepting the one strung around their necks; others, however, were richer.
At recess the next noon the Centipedes met in a corner of the school-yard to talk over the proposed lark.
Chapter Ten--I Fight Conway There was one person, however, who cherished a strong suspicion that the Centipedes had had a hand in the business; and that person was Conway.
Wednesday, as I have mentioned, was a half-holiday, and the Centipedesassembled in my barn to decide on the final arrangements.
I had four dollars and fifty cents on hand, and the treasurer of the Centipedes advanced me the balance, receiving my silver pencil-case as ample security.
Each of the elect wore a copper cent (some occult association being established between a cent apiece and a centipedes suspended by a string round his neck).
I suppose the spiders and centipedes come in through the open screen, too, don't they, and roost in the dishpan hanging on the wall!
There aren't any berries around here to pick, and Dad won't let me huntcentipedes and scorpions to sell for specimens, like the boys do.
I've routed outcentipedes and scorpions and poison bugs of all kinds until I am tired of it.
How many people do you ever hear of being killed here on the desert by centipedes or scorpions or tarantulas, or even snakes?
The following is the structure, as to its organs, of the mouth of the myriapods, as exhibited by the centipedes (Scolopendridae).
He was long and meager, as dry as a cocoanut from the copra oven, as if all the juices of his body and soul had been expressed in his years of cooking the sea-centipedes for which he was celebrated.
We lovers of sea centipedes toasted the brave governor vociferously.
Snakes and centipedes crawl across the track; scaly lizards, venomous scorpions, ungainly bungarrows, and a host of nameless pests, are always near to torture and distract.
Black snakes writhed across our path, centipedes squirmed over our boots, iguanas in myriads started before our approach, and flying creatures with hard, scaly wings rose from the shadeless branches and dashed into our faces.
Highest in this type are the Insects, and among these I include Spiders and Centipedes as well as Winged Insects.
The authors have knowledge of an instance in which three small centipedes were taken from the ear of a policeman after remaining there three days; during this time they caused excruciating pain, but there was no permanent injury.
There is a common superstition that centipedes have the faculty of entering the ear and penetrating the brain, causing death.
The Henicopidae, containing centipedes of small size, attains its maximum of development in the southern continents and islands, more particularly Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America.
But in some of the longer-legged, swift-footed centipedes of the order Lithobiomorpha (e.
This last discovery bears out the view of relationship between the centipedes and insects, to the exclusion of the Diplopoda, Symphyla and Pauropoda.
Remains of centipedes closely related to existing forms have been recorded from Oligocene beds.
Then he continued while his tears flowed: "We're a fine pair of centipedes to lie bunched up in yere while the Red Hog plays our hands!
It was of the mince family, and its top crust was ornamented with sundry nicks and flourishes, made by the point of a knife, and which in their whole effect resembled the remains of a pair of centipedes that had met a violent death.
Now, girls, don't let us waste our time in discussingcentipedes and tarantula, for we must make the most of our time.
I do hope," remarked Nan as they entered their rooms, "that we shall not find any centipedes or scorpions in our beds.
The bark begins to break and split because beetles and woodlice and centipedes are burrowing between the bark and the wood.
Do you ever see centipedeswalking out of your sponge, father?
Centipedes have hundreds of feet because it is so far from hell to come up for air.
There are green centipedes and brown centipedes and black centipedes, because green and brown and black are the colors in hell's flag.
Scorpions, which belong to the spider family, may give painful bites, and centipedes with their hundred legs, must also be watched for.
Here was a new event in her history: the bowl of living centipedes had been disposed of, and yet Tekanae manifested no sign of pain, no intention to leap into the cooling, but fatal, waters.
Tekanae craftily contrived whilst eating the nourishing cocoa-nut to allow the live centipedes to fall on the ground one or two at a time.
And after getting the centipedes into the pitcher, she comforted the king by fomenting him with milk and melted butter.
Accordingly the centipedes will be annoyed by heat and perspiration, and will come out of his head, and will enter that cane-tube from the aperture of the ear, and desiring coolness will fall into the pitcher.
Those are the places where the centipedes are found, and cowboys, and fandangos.
It was not only dreary, it was positively hostile in its attitude towards every living thing except snakes, centipedes and spiders.
A class of Arthropoda comprising the Centipedesand their allies, characterised by their numerous feet.
The group of the Myriapoda, including the recent Centipedes and Galley-worms, is likewise represented in the Carboniferous strata, but by forms in many respects very unlike any that are known to exist at the present day.
Aristotle had included in one class "Entoma" the six-legged arthropods which form the modern zoological class of the Hexapoda or Insecta, besides the Arachnida, the centipedesand the millipedes.
The scorpions, centipedes and tarantulas seemed to be more objectionable; but they were quite as anxious to get away as we were, and it is wonderful how little damage is done.
The centipedes of tropical countries are smaller than our regular winter centipedes, which are sometimes as large as a man's hand.
Well, you may think what you like, but you may see some of our winter centipedes some time, and then it is possible you will feel that you owe me an apology.
Well, these winter centipedes are great creatures to seek warm corners, and so they get into beds.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "centipedes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
