mamma

The mamma centipede may have a face like a David Cronenberg nightmare, but she's a devoted parent, curling around the wriggly bits of multi-legged spaghetti she calls her offspring to protect them.

The name mammatus comes from the Latin mamma which means 'udder' or 'breast'.

She claims she even uses words and mannerisms such as "mamma mia", "bambino" and "si" in conversation without realising it.

“And to defend the right of her mamma and papa to do all that they can for her.”

“No mamma must be forced to interrupt nursing to return to work, no women should be denied this possibility,” she said.