>>>>Centipede picture: http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=761572141
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>>>Mark;
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>>>We better not tell Nadya about the 10 foot long centipedes found in Texas! She may not be able to sleep at night! :)
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>>>Tom
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>>So only 10 of the legs have a foot????
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>Hmmm... Or there are only 10 centipedes in Texas each of which is a foot long...

I used to live in Texas and my kids were born there! When you encounter a Texas Centipede the noise they appear to be making is a form of communication. They are usually asking "should we eat him here, or take him home to the big ones?"