Forcipules are the modified, pincer-like, front legs of centipedes that are used to inject venom into prey.[1][2] They are the only known examples of front legs acting as venom injectors.[1][3]
- ^ a b Dugon, Michel M.; Black, Alexander; Arthur, Wallace (2012-05-01). "Variation and specialisation of the forcipular apparatus of centipedes (Arthropoda: Chilopoda): A comparative morphometric and microscopic investigation of an evolutionary novelty". Arthropod Structure & Development. 41 (3): 231–243. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2012.02.001. ISSN 1467-8039. PMID 22370199.
- ^ "Are Centipedes Poisonous? | Do Centipedes Bite or Sting? | Orkin". www.orkin.com. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ Shelley, Rowland M. (March 1999). "Centipedes and Millipedes with Emphasis on North American Fauna". Kansas School Naturalist. 45 (3): 3–16. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.365.8963. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12.