Are centaurs insects?

Are centaurs insects? is a question which asks if the mythological centaur is a member of the taxonomic class Insecta, because the centaur is six-limbed.

The answer is no.

Centaurs do not have exoskeletons and are therefore not members of Euarthropoda, the phylum which includes insects, arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans.

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links:

• Comment @ Facebook
• Arthropod @ Wikipedia