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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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What the heck is this, Southern California - Scutigera coleoptrata
Copyright © 2014 jking714

What the heck is this, Southern California - Scutigera coleoptrata
Anaheim, Orange County, California, USA
October 14, 2014
This scares me
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Contributed by jking714 on 14 October, 2014 - 3:10pm
Last updated 7 May, 2017 - 8:51am

Scary... And ugly
Where are they in the house.... Someone said they are in the drains and vents for the sewer .... And that's why you find them in the tub
What's the best way to get rid of them?
… Coreywest, 14 June, 2015 - 9:49am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 November, 2014 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

identified
Scutigera coleoptrata
… jking714, 14 October, 2014 - 3:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah
We call them House centipedes.
… Nikole Loomis (Bush Cricket and Buckeye Lover), 14 October, 2014 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

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