At almost 20 feet long, Arthropleura looks like a giant centipede. Easily provoked to attack, it has two enormous jaws which can inject lethal venom into its victim. This critter’s origins are based upon a real group of animals called the arthropleurids, which were most closely related to today’s centipedes and millipedes. Their fossils—some over 10 feet long—look a bit like giant wood lice. Scientists have yet to find the head of one of these creatures, which unlike their CG “cousins” are thought to have been harmless detritus eaters.
Born in the Victorian era and transported through time, Emily is strong, resourceful and brave. Conditioned by her experiences with the anomalies to be suspicious of human contact, she can appear standoffish, even fierce at times.
Arthropleura
At almost 20 feet long, Arthropleura looks like a giant centipede. Easily provoked to attack, it has two enormous jaws which can inject lethal venom into its victim. This critter’s origins are based upon a real group of animals called the arthropleurids, which were most closely related to today’s centipedes and millipedes. Their fossils—some over 10 feet long—look a bit like giant wood lice. Scientists have yet to find the head of one of these creatures, which unlike their CG “cousins” are thought to have been harmless detritus eaters.
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