Centipede from Colombia

Subject:  Centapead Geographic location of the bug:  Cali Colombia Date: 10/20/2021 Time: 10:31 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Is this centapead poison How you want your letter signed:  Mark Dear Mark, This is a Bark Centipede in the order Scolopendromorpha.  Centipedes are predators that subdue their prey with venomous fangs, and though all … Read more

Mediterranean Banded Centipede from Corfu

Subject:  Centiped Geographic location of the bug:  Corfu Date: 08/24/2021 Time: 06:06 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  What sort of bug is this and can i keep it as a pet ? How you want your letter signed:  Mr.markus Dear Mr. Markus, We believe this is a Mediterranean Banded Centipede, Scolopendra cingulata, a … Read more

Multicolored Centipede

Subject:  Do I need to burn down the house? Geographic location of the bug:  Simi Valley, CA Date: 06/22/2019 Time: 01:12 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Dear all knowing big men- I found this centipede in the house today and needless to say, pretty freaked out! We have small children! Are they carnivorous? … Read more

Remains of a Centipede from Australia

Subject:  this bug dropped into my pond Geographic location of the bug:  Noosa, Queensland Australia Date: 12/08/2018 Time: 06:57 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Found this guy on the surface of my pond – guessing it dropped from the tree above?? How you want your letter signed:  Fi Dear Fi, Your image is … Read more

Introduced African Longtail Centipede

Subject:  Rhysida longipes Geographic location of the bug:  Miami, Florida Date: 01/29/2018 Time: 01:06 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  When visiting relatives in Florida last year, I helped my uncle move old boards out of an unused sandbox. Underneath one board there was a pile of large, greenish centipedes that scattered as they … Read more

Red Legged Centipede from South Africa

Subject:  What Centipede is this? Geographic location of the bug:  Pretoria, South Africa Date: 11/21/2017 Time: 01:11 AM EDT Hi, PLease can you identify what type of Centipede this is?  My puppy is finding them irresistible to catch and kill unfortunately. How you want your letter signed:  Red legged Centipede Based on this SA Reptiles … Read more