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The mukade is a Japanese variety of centipede known for being big and nasty. As you see on the right, "mukade" doesn't have a kanji of its own, instead being written with three pictograms meaning "a hundred feet". So it means "centipede" quite literally. | The mukade is a Japanese variety of centipede known for being big and nasty. As you see on the right, "mukade" doesn't have a kanji of its own, instead being written with three pictograms meaning "a hundred feet". So it means "centipede" quite literally. | ||
Its Latin name is ''[[wp:Scolopendra japonica|Scolopendra japonica]]''; here's [https://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200501/16/81/c0034881_1625357.jpg a big picture] of one. Their length is on average {{ | Its Latin name is ''[[wp:Scolopendra japonica|Scolopendra japonica]]''; here's [https://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200501/16/81/c0034881_1625357.jpg a big picture] of one. Their length is on average {{Dist|10|cm|in|0}}, but they can grow up to {{Dist|20|cm|in|0}}. | ||
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