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Unknown Insect - Scutigera coleoptrata
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Unknown Insect - Scutigera coleoptrata
Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, USA
April 20, 2014
Size: 5cm
Found this scurrying around my house, not sure what it was. Never seen one before.
Contributed by Stealthly7 on 20 April, 2014 - 9:37pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 April, 2014 - 9:40pm

House Centipede
It's a beneficial predator, and you can read about it here.

Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 April, 2014 - 9:39pm

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