Subject: Please Identify this bug!
Geographic location of the bug: Los Angeles, California
Date: 03/05/2018
Time: 04:48 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Found this in my apartment
How you want your letter signed: Nat
House Centipede
Dear Nat,
This House Centipede is a beneficial nocturnal predator that is frequently found in homes. We hope your released this prisoner outside.
Subject: Fukushima deep sea mutated creature in Orangevale California
Geographic location of the bug: Orangevale California
Date: 11/27/2017
Time: 06:15 AM EDT
I just need to know if this is a mutated sea creature or something from another dimension coming to steal my soul it looks like Sigourney Weaver in Aliens
How you want your letter signed: Don’t want to die buy some weird bug I don’t know what it is
House Centipede Carnage
While the humor in your request is amusing, you lived to write about your encounter with this harmless House Centipede and it did not. Images of House Centipedes that have fallen victim to Unnecessary Carnage are quite common on our site because they seem so frightening to many folks. House Centipedes are impressive creatures that are very agile on their 15 pairs of legs. They are nocturnal hunters that will help keep the home free of Cockroaches and other unwanted critters.
Subject: What on earth…….???????
Geographic location of the bug: Fuerteventura Canary Islands
Date: 11/18/2017
Time: 06:13 PM EDT
Hello. We have just found a lodger in our house! We live in a semi arid desert region and the pic was taken 17.11.17.
How you want your letter signed: Debbie
House Centipede
Dear Debbie,
This is a primarily nocturnal, predatory House Centipede. In our opinion, they are harmless, and they will help keep your home free of Cockroaches and other unwanted arthropods.
Thats thats great – I would never harm one but would be happier with less legs!!
Subject: Bug in the tub.
Location: Pacific Palesades, CA
April 30, 2017 12:05 am
I have seen these bugs several time outside and indoors over the last three years. Some larger than this one which is about an inch and a half long in body length. The legs and feelers are longer. Is it a member of the centipede family? They can really move if they feel threatened. What do you think? This one is in the bath tub.
Signature: Wm. Imhoff
House Centipede
Dear Wm.,
The predatory House Centipede is a nocturnal hunter that has adapted to living in homes. Since House Centipedes are most active at night, they often go unnoticed, but once trapped in a bathtub where they cannot escape because of steep slippery sides, they make their presence known.
Subject: What is it?
Location: San Diego, CA
April 28, 2017 8:47 am
Hello,
I found this little guy in my bath tub. released it outside. What kind of a bug is it?
Found April 28, 2017, San Diego, CA
Enjoy your day,
:0)
Signature: Enjoy your day, :0)
House Centipede
This is a predatory House Centipede, and because you captured and released it, allowing it to enjoy its day, we are tagging this posting with the Bug Humanitarian Award. Too often, House Centipedes found indoors wind up tagged as Unnecessary Carnage. Thanks for your kindness to the lower beasts and to your good wishes regarding our day.
Subject: What’s this bug?!!!
Location: Virginia
February 26, 2017 3:39 pm
Asking for a frightened friend. Need to assure her, she can come down from the chair.
Signature: Jeffrey Maxim
House Centipede
Dear Jeffrey,
The House Centipede is one of our most frequent identification requests. Though they are predators and they possess venom, we do not consider them to be a threat to humans. We believe the advantages they provide by eliminating cockroaches and other unwanted, often nocturnal household pests should exempt them from Unnecessary Carnage.
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