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House Centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

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Field Notes

Description:

My dad found it in our house, small, long, and brown, think it's a centipede can anyone help?

Habitat:

Our family room

Notes:

thanks to tom15 for providing the ID for this bug.

Species ID Suggestions

House Centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

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Tom15
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Comments (3)
ulvalactuca77
Always bug me out but I try to catch and release whenever possible!!!

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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PublishedMarch 8, 2013

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