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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » House Centipedes (Scutigeromorpha) » Scutigeridae » Scutigera » House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
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House Centipedes - Scutigera coleoptrata
Copyright © 2006 srhule

House Centipedes - Scutigera coleoptrata
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 21, 2006
I was wondering if this was just a basic house centipede.
Thanks Srhule
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Contributed by srhule on 26 May, 2006 - 9:31am
Last updated 14 June, 2006 - 10:39am

Scutigera coleoptrata
Thanks everyone for your comments.
… srhule, 27 September, 2007 - 7:27am login or register to post comments

House centipede
Hello to all! Wierd question for someone out there. It seems I have quite a few of these living in my house. Do these things bite at all? And how do you get rid of them, they seem to have reproduced.Do they live in groups or singley?
… ruffinit365, 27 September, 2007 - 6:10am login or register to post comments

Scutigera coleoptrata (L., 17
Scutigera coleoptrata (L., 1758). This is believed to be a European species that has been introduced into North America by man and now occurs throughout the continent. It is often found inside houses in damp, cool spots, like in bathtubs, sinks & drains, and cellars.
… Rowland Shelley, 7 March, 2007 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

Sure looks like it! Scutigera
Sure looks like it! Scutigeromorpha order centipede, latin name is Scutigera coleoptrata.


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… Steve-o, 26 May, 2006 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

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