  Study of the locomotion of a centipede (L. forficatus) at the air-water
interface reveals that it does not predominantly use its 14 leg pairs to
locomote; unlike most swimmers which propagate head-to-tail body bending waves,
this species propels via tail-to-head waves. Its low mass and body-fluid
contact yield locomotion dynamics in which fluid wave drag forces dominate
inertia. Microorganism-inspired wave drag resistive force theory captures
swimming performance of the macroscale animal, motivating a control hypothesis
for the animals self-propulsion body and limb kinematics.
