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Scutigera coleoptrata
Los ciempiés domésticos se alimentan de arañas,chinches, cucarachas, termitas, pececillos de plata,hormigas y otros artrópodos domésticos. No tienen mandíbula, por lo que estrictamente hablando aguijonean más que morder. Ha desarrollado automimetismo por lo que sus últimas patas parecen antenas. Cuando descansa, no es fácil diferir su parte frontal y trasera.
Sub-tropical mountain forest in central Guatemala at 1800 msn inside a home.
Interaction with humans They are generally considered harmless to humans.[10] Bites (stings) are extremely uncommon, and the forcipules of most house centipedes are not strong enough to penetrate human skin. Stings are generally no worse than a bee's sting, with its venom causing redness and mild to severe swelling.
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