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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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This guy was grawling around on my wall in the basement of my home. I think it is a house centipede...But I thought the pic show - Scutigera coleoptrata
Copyright © 2008 fotogrl

This guy was grawling around on my wall in the basement of my home. I think it is a house centipede...But I thought the pic show - Scutigera coleoptrata
Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, USA
September 2, 2008
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Contributed by fotogrl on 3 September, 2008 - 12:41pm
Last updated 27 January, 2009 - 4:37am

That's
what it is.
… Bobby Grizzard, 3 September, 2008 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

 
photo #221310
What is it? I found the same or similar specimen crawling on my office floor in Lancaster PA.
… 03M3, 4 September, 2008 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

 
What is it?
I believe it is a house centipede.
… fotogrl, 5 September, 2008 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

 
Sorry if I wasn't clear
I was trying to confirm what you said in the title: it's a house centipede. If you look here, you can learn more about them.
… Bobby Grizzard, 5 September, 2008 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

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