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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » House Centipedes (Scutigeromorpha) » Scutigeridae » Scutigera » House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
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I was wanting to know what this was?? - Scutigera coleoptrata
Copyright © 2007 Red-Tailed_mustang

I was wanting to know what this was?? - Scutigera coleoptrata
Ontario, Canada
October 16, 2007
Size: A little over an inch

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I was wanting to know what this was?? - Scutigera coleoptrata I was wanting to know what this was?? - Scutigera coleoptrata
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Contributed by Red-Tailed_mustang on 16 October, 2007 - 10:39pm
Last updated 9 November, 2007 - 12:57pm

Looks like
a house centipede. Check images here in the guide to find a match for yours.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 16 October, 2007 - 10:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks I feel stupid for post
Thanks I feel stupid for posting it I just found it in another search.
… Red-Tailed_mustang, 16 October, 2007 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

 
No need
to feel bad. It never hurts to ask.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 16 October, 2007 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

 
.
arent these also known as silverfish?
… Scott, 16 October, 2007 - 11:01pm login or register to post comments

 
No
Some people in my area call them that but silverfish are a different insect.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 16 October, 2007 - 11:04pm login or register to post comments

 
????
Uh, ok, since when is a 'centipede' an insect?
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 October, 2007 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

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