Tears flow from tear glands into your eyes through tiny tear ducts. The tear glands are located under your upper lids, and when stimulated, produce tears to form a thin film over your eyeballs. Every time you blink the film spreads over your eyes to keep them moist and free of dust and other irritants.
Scolopendra (through Latin from Greek ÏÎºÎ¿Î»ÏÏÎµÎ½Î´ÏÎ±, skolopendra) is a species-rich genus of often very large centipedes of the family Scolopendridae.
The many-legged house centipede. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) originated in southern Europe and the Mediterranean. Introduced to the United States and Mexico a few hundred years ago, it has spread throughout most of North America since its arrival. The house centipede reached the mid-Atlantic region sometime around 1850 and is now well-established in the Northeast.