Creatures we are just as glad are extinct Department
Scolopendra Gigantea, a 12-inch centipede that kills and eats lizards and bats..! Eww.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_gigantea
No, wait. It's not extinct. It's actually thriving today. Yike. In fact, there may be one behind your couch right at this very moment, eyeing you as if to wonder if you would be worth biting...!
...and you know, there are people who immediately think, "Why, this would make a fine pet!"http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2013/09/16/giant-centipede-care-feeding-and-supplies-and-warnings/#.VikmjX6rTIU