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 largest tropical Scolopendra species can be gigantic and serve as the largest living centipedes worldwide. All Scolopendra species have the ability 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.