This is a representative of the order Lithobiomorpha. There are some quite large lithobiomorphs in Asia that might be able to pierce human skin, but I'm not aware of any that can do this in North America; they are just too small and weak, and can't open their pinchers (=forcipules) far enough. I have felt them trying to bite my fingers, tiny little pricks, but I have never been truly bit and hurt by one, in contrast to moderate-size scolopendromorphs, which can bite and hurt. Unless one is unduly sensitive, a person can freely pick up lithobiomorph (if you ccan catch them) and geophilomorph centipedes in North America without concern. Rowland Shelley, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences.