House centipedes prey on other household pests like cockroaches and termites, but you may not want them in your home. Learn what to do if you have them.

House centipedes typically have 15 legs and can travel 1.3 feet-per-second, which explains why catching one of these centipedes in house is nearly impossible. The typical response to a house ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) originated in southern Europe and the Mediterranean. Introduced to the United States and Mexico a few hundred years ago, it has ...

The house centipede is a fairly common household pest. That said, it’s also pretty heinous. When you’ve had one crawl up your leg in the middle of a lecture in a 200-person auditorium, you ...

I get it: House centipedes travel at alarming speeds, and they look pretty intimidating while doing it, what with all their legs scampering about. But before you run for a shoe the next time you ...

House centipedes typically live between three and seven years, and they begin breeding in their third year. The female can lay over 100 eggs at a time.

"But house centipedes don’t infest your house though? They won’t make homes or lay eggs, they are constantly on the move for food. They eat other bugs," one wrote.

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Centipedes may be creepy looking, but you may want to think twice before squishing that bug to bits. There’s nothing more terrifying than watching a house centipede shoot across your floor and ...