House Centipede

Description:

Scutigera coleoptrata is the most common species of house centipede. It originated from the Mediterranean and spread to other parts of the world where it made its home in the homes on humans. This house centipede is typically yellow or gray with brown stripes on its back. It has 15 pairs of legs when it reaches adulthood and can live for up to 7 years. These delicate legs allow the house centipede to run very fast. It can reach speeds of up to 1 mile an hour (or about 16″ per second.) House centipedes are insectivores, meaning they eat other insects. The primary diet of house centipedes is spiders, silverfish, cockroaches, woodbugs, flies, wasps and anything else they can find.

Habitat:

Most pests are attracted to the homes of humans because of the ample supply of food to be found. House centipedes are attracted to the homes of humans because they eat the other pests that dwell within. If you have house centipedes in your home, it is most likely that you have a problem with other pests as well.