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House Centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

Photo by deyan.crow
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Field Notes

Description:

Approximately 1" long. Pale yellow-brown with black and white stripe markings down back and on legs. Long legs and antennae and quick, fluid movement.

Habitat:

Indoors (bathroom of urban basement apartment)

Notes:

Found in bathtub of basement apartment (relocated to nearby kitchen for safety). Quick runner, but unable to scale smooth bathtub walls very effectively.

Reference Links:

A Centipede - Scutigera coleoptrata - Overview, Scutigera coleoptrata

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