bathtub bug with many legs - Scutigera coleoptrata

I didn't know what these guys

I didn't know what these guys are till I stumble into this site. They are a favorite meal for my vacuum cleaner on sight.

… romeo, 17 December, 2011 - 12:31am

i just seen them tonight and

i just seen them tonight and i seen a big one and at least one to two smaller ones i need to know how to get rid of them i am tirrified of bugs so this is really creeping me out.

… cinthia hutchins, 11 April, 2012 - 12:39am

Great image!

Thanks for sharing this nice image! Most of the time, images of these are blurry because the thing is moving at warp speed, or because the photographer wants to remain a safe distance away. LOL!

… Eric R. Eaton, 27 October, 2008 - 3:21am

thank you to everyone for the ID

hope this guy eats ants, they are a plague upon my house!

… Elizabeth Dauch, 29 October, 2008 - 9:20pm

ID: House Centipede

Your bathtub was host to a House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata). Definitely *not* a bad guy! They help to control some of the pests you find around your home. You may not have seen them before as they tend to be very shy, nocturnal, and hide under/around places you usually don't crawl.

… Kevin Hall, 26 October, 2008 - 4:59pm

House Centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata These are very handy guys to have around. They are voracious predators of small pests like roaches. They aren't dangerous to people.

… Patrick Theobald, 26 October, 2008 - 4:57pm