Centipedes have been known to bite, though it is extremely rare; a bite is supposedly reminiscent of a wasp sting. It can be startling to encounter a many-legged creature scurrying around your house, ...

It’s happened to most of us. You lift up a rock in your garden or an old carpet in your basement and…YIKES! Centipede. A tiny monster with dozens of legs comes scurrying at you. And as if their ...

There’s nothing more terrifying than watching a house centipede shoot across your floor and under your couch. It’s safe to say that most people are positively terrified from those creepy crawling ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) originated in southern Europe and the Mediterranean. Introduced to the United States and Mexico a few hundred years ago, it has ...

Centipedes are a startling find and they tend to seek out dark, damp spots in basements, bathrooms, and crawl spaces. Luckily, they are not interested in humans, but they are interested in other ...

Have you seen this bug? Chicagoans have reported seeing more of these creepers, known as house centipedes (Scutigerida coleoptrata), scurrying around their homes this summer. The inch-long creature ...

Centipedes may be creepy looking, but you may want to think twice before squishing that bug to bits. There’s nothing more terrifying than watching a house centipede shoot across your floor and under ...

Centipedes, often known as house centipedes, are fast-moving insects that have long bodies and many jointed legs. Not to be confused with millipedes, these wriggly creatures are famous for killing ...