Subject: What is this scary looking thing?!
Geographic location of the bug: Inglewood,CA
Date: 10/26/2019
Time: 05:26 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Hi,
I found this in my bathtub after 1am. It’s big and scary and has a lot of long legs. Seeing it just grossed me out so I drowned it (I think) :/
Thanks,
How you want your letter signed: Amber
Dear Amber,
This is a nocturnal, predatory House Centipede. House Centipedes are shy and they will avoid humans. They do have a mild venom, and a large specimen might bite if carelessly handled, but it is much more likely to flee.
Letter 8 – House Centipede
Subject: Crazy Looking Bug
Geographic location of the bug: Pullman Washington, USA
Date: 08/21/2021
Time: 03:52 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman : This bug ran across my carpet floor at about 12:30 am from seemingly under my couch/side table. Its August here and we just had a big rainstorm yesterday. Also, this bug is pretty fast, its black and white sort of striped and it has lots of legs and like a crazy fan tail thing going on. No idea what this is.
How you want your letter signed: O.S.
Dear O.S.,
This House Centipede is a shy, nocturnal hunter that has evolved to cohabitate with people in their homes, where they often startle the human inhabitants when they are discovered scuttling around in the dark.