House centipede
Scutigera coleoptrata
House centipedes
(Scutigeridae)
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A centipede with very long legs, a brown body with darker length stripes and lighter markings, very long antennae. The 15 pair of legs is ringed and become longer towards the rear. It hunts insects, spiders and other small bugs like cockroach and silverfish. ⇔ l. 25-50 mm It prefers dark, moist environments like basements and bathrooms, usually in warmer climates.
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10-50 mm
Crawler
Many
Very long
Slender body
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House centipede
Spinduizendpoot
Spinnenläufer
Scutigère véloce
Millepiedi domestico
Ciempiés doméstico
Scutigera coleoptrata [L.]
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蚰蜒
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