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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » House Centipedes (Scutigeromorpha) » Scutigeridae » Scutigera » House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
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Bug in my basement - Scutigera coleoptrata
Copyright © 2009 Brian Spooner

Bug in my basement - Scutigera coleoptrata
Fairview Park, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
April 16, 2009
Size: about 2"
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Contributed by Brian Spooner on 17 April, 2009 - 9:28am
Last updated 24 April, 2009 - 6:48am

Scutigera coleoptrata - House Centipede
To quote from the guide:
"Predatory on other arthropods, including cockroach nymphs, flies, moths, bedbugs, crickets, silverfish, earwigs, and small spiders. In short, they'll eat many things you'd probably much rather not have in your home."

More info here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/25
… apgarm, 17 April, 2009 - 9:33am login or register to post comments

 
Scutigera coleoptrata
they're so beautiful under the microscope.
… russell craig hess, 27 November, 2009 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh.
And Welcome to BugGuide!
… apgarm, 17 April, 2009 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks
… Brian Spooner, 17 April, 2009 - 9:40am login or register to post comments

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