I didn't think it was a silverfish after all since they seem to have many fewer legs. I counted at least 20 legs on this bad boy.
I thought I'd send it off to What's That Bug to get it indentified, but after I browsed a little bit at the site it became clear that it's a "House Centipede" and it's harmless. It actually is supposed to eat other bugs, so I let it free in the kitchen.
Daniel! This sounds like a huge bug-relationship improvement. A testament to the power of knowledge versus ignorance, in helping us get along. But the thing did look beastly!!! Not that it would keep me from visiting!
ReplyDeleteHi Suzy! I didn't know you were reading, too. The thing looks really beasty in the photo, but in real life it's only about the size of a carpenter ant. I definitely wasn't gonna go petting it or nothin' but I wasn't too scared :)
ReplyDeleteNot like Moby Fly!
That's a cool bug. I don't think many bugs get as freakish looking as Jerusalem crickets. And good for you for letting it feast in your kitchen!
ReplyDeleteThats one of the three type of centipedes. I found one of them coming out of a dirt crevice late at night in Vacaville. It was about 2" long, so be ready to find bigger ones!
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Hey banshee! Not looking forward to finding this guy when he's 2" long, but I'll try to work my expectations up to that!
ReplyDeleteYuck that's an arthopod. A type of house centipede. I won't let those survive in my house of I do see them. They will make there way into your bedroom then watch out cause they won't think twice about crawling on your bed ewww.!! I have dealt with these buggers for years at my grandmas old house. And yeah I have seen them on bedroom walls and once was about to head to bed pulled up my covers only to discover a really huge one rite there under the sheets!!!! Let's be real you don't want em in your room and really in technicality they only really feed on silverfish bugs And roaches, have u got any of those lurking around your house too??? If u do then fine by all means let that bug live, but if you don't have the bugs mentioned above then hell no kill em!
ReplyDeleteI looked up on insectidenfication.org. it's a common house centipede, and apparently they are harmless, and are super beneficial to keeping worse pests out of the house like cockroaches and stuff...*shrugs*, I always thought it was a silverfish though.
ReplyDeleteanonymous-"Let's be real you don't want em in your room and really in technicality they only really feed on silverfish bugs And roaches, have u got any of those lurking around your house too??? If u do then fine by all means let that bug live, but if you don't have the bugs mentioned above then hell no kill em!"
ReplyDeleteI do agree i just came upon one of these buggers just last night trying to crawl on my bed and went looking for info online and found this site. i don't have any bugs (roaches or otherwise) so i will definitely not collect any other type of bugs. besides i have insectophobia so i can't stand any bugs, ewwwww!!!
lol guys!!! i have them to but the ones iv seen aren't only the size of ants!!! iv had some that were 3 inches!!!
ReplyDeleteI just found 6 of em some small some big in my grandmas basement bathroom, the biggest one was 4 and 1/2 inches!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat IS a house centipede. They Do bite and can penetrate human skin. They ARE poisonous but hold little harm to adults unless you are allergic to the venom. They DO pose harm to children as the toxin is strong enough to make a child have bad difficulties from it.
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