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House Centipede

Posted by bugman November 7th, 2009 at 9:11 am

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Centipedes

Striped, Gangly, 30-legged bug!
November 6, 2009
My friend Brandon sent me the photo along with this message: “I was pouring myself a soda next to the kitchen sink, when I turned around and spotted this on the wall. Not what you want to see behind you after you turn the lights on.”
Its body is about 3cm long, and including the legs it’s about 10cm long. I became very curious after seeing the photo, I just had to submit it!
Laura L. W., Roseville, CA
Lake of the Pines, Auburn, CA

House Centipede

House Centipede

Hi Laura,
What Brandon has labeled the Bug of Doom is a harmless, beneficial House Centipede.  This nocturnal predator is not known to bite people, will run away when the lights are snapped on, and will eat cockroaches and other undesirable household intruders if left alone to forage.

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Comments 1

  1. Will Bower wrote:

    House Centipedes are your *Friends*!:

    http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/04/scutigera-coleoptrat.html

    http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=144613041958&ref=ts

    Posted 07 Nov 2009 at 2:08 pm

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