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	House Centipede - Penn State Entomology Department Fact Sheet
		The house centipede adult has 15 pair of legs with the last pair (on adult females) nearly twice the length of the body, which is one to one and one-half inches in length.
		If house centipedes are seen frequently, this indicates that some prey arthropod is in abundance, and may signify a greater problem then the presence of the centipedes.
		Insecticides that are effective for centipedes and labeled for use in the home are formulated as either emulsifiable concentrates or wettable powders that are mixed with water for application as a spray, or as dusts.
	www.ento.psu.edu /extension/factsheets/centipedeHouse.htm (764 words)

	Centipedes
		Centipedes usually are found in damp, dark places, such as under stones, leaf mulch, or logs.
		Though house centipedes are found both indoors and outdoors it is the occasional one on the bathroom or bedroom wall, or the one accidentally trapped in the bathtub, sink, or lavatory that causes the most concern.
		House centipede control consists of drying up and cleaning, as much as possible, the areas that serve as habitat and food source for centipedes.
	www.pestcontrolcanada.com /INSECTS/Centipedes.htm (1287 words)

	House centipede - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) is a yellowish grey centipede with 15 pairs of legs.
		The house centipede, when fully grown, has 15 pairs of very long, delicate legs and a rigid body, which enables it to run with surprising speed up walls and along ceilings and floors.
		In a laboratory experiment of 24 house centipedes, an average of 63 and a maximum of 151 eggs were laid.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_centipede (642 words)

	Centipedes: Identification, Biology and Control - Harvard University
		This species of centipede is found in wet damp places, especially in basements, in potted plants that are over watered and in bathrooms.
		Centipedes may deposit from 50 to 100 eggs and some females may actually spend time defending their eggs.
		The centipedes will still travel for a time and the sight of a dead centipede on the floor or trapped in a bathtub is not much better than seeing a fast one flee to safety at night.
	www.uos.harvard.edu /ehs/pes_centipedes.shtml (862 words)

	Centipedes and Centipede Pictures
		Centipedes differ from millipedes in that millipedes have two pairs of legs on most segments and bodies which are not flattened.
		Centipedes are between 1-6 inches and the House Centipede is 1-1/12 inches.
		House centipedes can be controlled indoors by eliminating their harborage areas where possible and using a vacuum to remove exposed centipedes.
	www.doyourownpestcontrol.com /centipede.htm (591 words)

	centipedes, house centipede, millipedes
		Centipedes are related to millipedes and are also worm-like in form, but they differ in having flattened bodies and only one pair of legs on each body segment.
		Homeowners who need to control the house centipede should first get the pest identified to see if it is an invader from outdoors or an indoor species associated with an insect infestation.
		The continued presence of the house centipede, a long-legged, fast-moving species, may indicate a household insect problem, since these are their principal food.
	www.pestcontrol-products.com /mill_facts.htm (637 words)

	House Centipede Information - Eco Systems Pest Control, Massachusetts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		House centipedes differ from outdoor centipedes for the obvious reason that they are found indoors.
		Centipedes develop through gradual metamorphosis, which is made up of three stages: the egg, nymph, and adult.
		Centipedes are nocturnal insects and therefore do all of their food foraging at night.
	www.ecopestcontrol.com /housecentipede.htm (245 words)

	House centipede (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, is a native of Mexico which also currently occurs throughout much of the United States, including Michigan.
		Unlike other centipedes, this species is capable of reproducing indoors, and in the cooler regions occurs exclusively indoors.
		The house centipede is quite distinctive in appearance.
	www.sleekhome.com /help/House-centipede-38726.htm (383 words)

	SITA Pest Control-About Pests/Other Pests
		The house centipede rarely bites and when it does, its bite is no worse than a bee sting.
		Centipedes sometimes scratch the skin when they crawl over our body, and they also inject venom into the scratch wound, causing swelling and infection.
		The migration into the house may be due to heavy rain which raises the water level in the soil and forces them to seek shelter elsewhere.
	www.sitapest.com /base/pest/others.htm (825 words)

	House Centipede
		Centipedes, or "hundred-legged worms," are reddish-brown, flattened, elongated animals with many segments, most of which have 1 pair of legs.
		The house centipede is grayish-yellow with 3 dark, long stripes down the back with the legs encircled with alternating dark and white bands.
		Centipedes need moist habitats and those living outdoors are found in rotting wood, compost piles, mulch, wood chips, leaves, etc.
	pestcontrolsupplies.com /HouseCentipede.htm (667 words)

	Bugman's Bug of the Month (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		House Centipedes are common arthropods with long, flattened, segmented bodies with one pair of legs per segment.
		Centipedes in homes are found most frequently in the morning trapped in bathtubs or wash basins.
		The bite of the largest centipede species is reported to cause a sharp, temporary pain, similar to that of a bee sting.
	my.execpc.com /E3/25/bugs_rm/septbg~1.html (390 words)

	Wildlife of Sydney - Fact File - House Centipede
		An Australian native, the House Centipede is the most common 'scutigeromorph' centipede throughout southern Australia.
		Centipedes are divided into five groups and the scutigeromorphs are the only centipedes with faceted or compound eyes.
		Other centipedes have a single-lens eye (ocellus) on each side of the head, a small cluster of ocelli, or no eyes at all.
	faunanet.gov.au /wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=98 (186 words)

	ISU Extension News Release
		Centipede legs may be short as in the case of common outdoor centipedes found plodding under mulch or leaf litter or in rotten wood.
		Common centipedes fall short of 100 legs (centi as is century means hundred) and millipedes don't really have 1,000 legs (milli as in millennium means thousand).
		Second, centipedes are shy and will use their agile, fast running abilities to retreat from people when possible.
	www.extension.iastate.edu /newsrel/1999/nov99/nov9913.html (803 words)

	CENTIPEDES AND MILLIPEDES
		Centipedes and millipedes are distant relatives of lobsters, crayfish and shrimp.
		Centipedes may be found in a variety of habitats but prefer moist, protected places such as under stones, rotted logs, leaves or bark.
		Although centipedes are beneficial in that they destroy other insects, most people have an aversion to their presence in homes.
	insects.tamu.edu /extension/bulletins/l-1747.html (1050 words)

	Centipedes, HYG-2067-94
		The house centipede, unlike most other centipedes that normally live outdoors, can live indoors especially in damp, moist basements, cellars, bathrooms, crawlspaces or unexcavated areas under the house.
		The jaws of young centipedes are usually not strong enough to cause more than a slight pinch when biting.
		Centipedes, related to lobsters, crayfish and shrimp, require moist habitats and areas of high humidity.
	ohioline.osu.edu /hyg-fact/2000/2067.html (1058 words)

	Centipedes -- UVM Extension Entomology Leaflet 46
		Centipedes are wormlike in form, with a distinct head that possesses a pair of antennae.
		Centipedes have powerful poison claws, the maxillipeds are the appendages of the first body segment behind the head.
		The house centipede is 1-1.5 inches long, greyish, with 3 longitudinal dorsal stripes and 15 pairs of extremely long legs, which hold the body off the surface.
	www.uvm.edu /extension/publications/el/el46.htm (631 words)

	What's That Bug: Centipedes and Millipedes
		The difference between Millipedes and Centipedes is that Centipedes have one pair of legs per segment and Millipedes have two pairs of legs per segment.
		The poor dead House Centipede is harmless to you and your daughter, though when they rapidly dart across the room, usually at night, they often startle people who tend to fear them.
		House centipedes have about 15 pairs of legs, and the final pair are elongated.
	www.whatsthatbug.com /cent.html (8867 words)

	Centipede, millipede
		Description: Centipedes can easily be distinguished from millipedes by counting the number of pairs of legs arising from most body segments: millipedes have two pairs, while centipedes bear one pair per segment, with the first pair of legs being modified into fangs.
		Centipedes are generally flattened and have a pair of well developed antennae on the head.
		Centipedes and millipedes prefer to live in moist habitats and during the day occur underneath rocks, logs and other objects in contact with the ground.
	insects.tamu.edu /fieldguide/cimg379.html (432 words)

	AWAKE Plants & Wildlife
		House centipedes are sometimes eaten by larger arthropod predators, such as wolf spiders and other centipedes, and also by insectivorous mammals, such as the short-tailed shrew.
		The house centipede, though, is one of the fastest arthropods around, using its speed and agility to capture crickets, cockroaches, and other fast-moving creatures.
		House centipedes are sometimes called "hairy Marys" because their long legs look like strands of hair.
	www.kentuckyawake.org /plantsWildlife/lifeHistory.cfm?instanceID=19520 (562 words)

	Myers Pest & Termite Services
		The tan house cricket is found in warm, damp, dark places such as shrubs, grass, basements or crawl spaces.
		The color of the centipede varies depending on the species, but most are brown to orange brown with many body segments.
		They usually live outdoors in dark, moist areas and are seldom seen inside homes, except for the house centipede which is recognized by its extremely long legs.
	www.myers-services.com /learn_more/household_pests.php (1644 words)

	Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Factsheet on the House Centipede (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Centipedes are members of the class of arthropods known as Myriapoda (many-footed organisms), and are distributed throughout North America.
		House centipedes are found in damp sub floor areas, basements and in the vicinity of sinks and drains.
		It is capable of reproducing in the house, and when the larvae hatch from the eggs, they have four pairs of legs.
	www.uoguelph.ca /pdc/Factsheets/Other/HouseCentipede.htm (318 words)

	News Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Small centipedes, such as the house centipede, are not likely to penetrate the skin on those rare occasions when they stop long enough to try to bite.
		If you have more centipedes in your house than you can stand (remember they are beneficial) try to dry up and clean, as much as possible, the areas that serve as habitat and food source for centipedes.
		Though we see house centipedes on the bathroom or bedroom wall or accidentally trapped in the bathtub, sink or lavatory, they spend most of their time hiding in the damp portions of basements, closets, bathrooms, unexcavated areas under the house and beneath the bark of firewood stored indoors.
	www.extension.iastate.edu /news/2006/feb/070301.htm (709 words)

	House Dust Mites
		Centipedes or "hundred-leggers" are predators that use sharp fangs to inject venom into the insects and other small creatures on which they feed.
		Centipedes are usually active at night and hide in cracks or under objects.
		Long-legged house centipedes are relatively common in houses.
	www.uky.edu /Ag/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef647.htm (963 words)

	Scutigera Coleoptrata
		The house centipedes (and most other species of centipede, for that matter) are hunters.
		In an environment such as a house, the centipede catches its prey by waiting silently on a wall or ceiling until it senses approaching prey.
		The centipede has a bite with a mild poison that subdues or kills its prey before eating it--this poison should not be considered a danger to a large mammal like a human or cat or dog.
	www.math.umd.edu /~schris/scutigera.shtml (1457 words)

	Encyclopedia Bugtannica: House Centipede (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata (L.), is a native of Mexico which also currently occurs throughout much of the United States.
		Unlike most other centipedes this species is capable of reproducing indoors, and in the cooler regions occurs exclusively indoors.
		They live in cracks and crevices in buildings, and are most common in houses with crawl spaces or damp basements.
	members.aol.com /yesclub2/blhscent.html (253 words)

	What's That Bug: More Centipedes
		This picture is a really up close and personal picture of a house centipede which at this very moment seems to be stalking a fly that is on the wall not far from it.
		This is a House Centipede and it is harmless.
		Ps, I thought you may appreciate a photo of what looks very similar to a house centipede, but was actually observed in a remote cave in the interior of Borneo, which if I'm not mistaken would make it a "Thereupoda decipiens" aka a Long-legged Centipede.
	www.whatsthatbug.com /cent_2.html (1513 words)

	Review: Gakken Mechamo Centipede
		So the Centipede, which is truly and honestly both propelled and skid-steered by its legs, is clearly the choice of connoisseurs.
		This is, of course, not really very much of a centipede, even though it's got long enough legs, and few enough of them, that it bears a slight resemblance to various of them, including the common-in-the-USA but nonetheless alarming house centipede.
		This "Centipede" is really more of a millipede in the way it works - its feet move in simple little circles, and its legs are unarticulated.
	www.dansdata.com /centipede.htm (3032 words)

	House Centipede (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Habitat: Though house centipedes are found both indoors and outdoors it is the occasional one on the bathroom or bedroom wall, or the one accidentally trapped in the bathtub, sink, or lavatory that causes the most concern.
		The legs are long in proportion to the body size, and they have alternate light and dark bands running around them.
		Bite: Technically, the house centipede could bite, but it is considered harmless to people.
	www.ento.okstate.edu /ddd/insects/housecentipede.htm (172 words)

	House Centipede \| Iowa Insect Information Notes
		House centipedes (Scutigera) are common arthropods with long, flattened, segmented bodies with one pair of legs per segment.
		The house centipede is up to 1 1/2 inches long and has 15 pairs of very long, almost thread-like, slender legs.
		Residual insecticides can be applied to usual hiding places such as crawl spaces, dark corners in basements, baseboard cracks and crevices, openings in concrete slabs, under shelves, around stored boxes, and so forth.
	www.ipm.iastate.edu /ipm/iiin/housece.html (289 words)

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