I can tell you with absolute certainty that there is no recorded instance of a centipede with exactly 100 legs
And on a recent visit to Longleat Ms Foxtrot bravely conquered her fear of all things creepy AND crawly to hold a giant African millipede. She said it felt like a mobile hairbrush. This has nowt to do with the number of legs it has, I just thought you might enjoy the story
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:32, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Someone on /talk said they have up to 750 legs, but 'milli' means a thousand in latin.
It makes me question the scientific acreacy of the naming conventions of animals; it's like they've gotten up to 350 and thought "Fuck it, nearly half way there, let's call it 750 and round it up".
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:39, Reply)

I think they just went
"Hey, that thing's got lots of legs. What means 'lots'? Cent, that'll do."

And then they needed something that meant 'more lots than lots', and so millipede.
( Kroney, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:41, Reply)

They must have discovered the centipeed first then 'cus otherwise they would find the milipeed and think "Fuck me, that's got a lot of legs...
... let's call it the [lots]apede" and then found what we call the centipede and wouldn't have a name for it as the [lots]apede is already taken.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:44, Reply)

The thing is, those things are fucking ICKY
I wouldn't want to hold one still and count its legs. Would you? WOULD YOU?!
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:42, Reply)

I guess if it was my job, like Berk, I'd have too.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:45, Reply)

Oh is that what she does?
Quick, let's gaz-bomb her until she finds out the answer to your question
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:48, Reply)

Scientist, isn't she?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:56, Reply)