The largest species found in tropical climates can exceed  and are the largest living centipedes in the world. All Scolopendra species can deliver a painful bite, injecting venom through their forcipules, which are not fangs or other mouthparts; rather, these are modified legs on the first body segment.
The tropical Scolopendra species that can reach enormous sizes hold the title of largest living centipedes. Every Scolopendra species has the capability to inflict a painful bite, utilizing their forcipules to inject venom, which are not teeth or other mouth parts but rather modified legs on the first body segment.