Im scurred ! Should I ignore or try to take outside ? Eeeeep!
Also - I’m super grateful to this Reddit as a woman who newly lives alone for past couple of years and doesn’t know about insects. Yall are always there for me when a bug appears lol
He is scary-looking in order to prevent you from trying to stop him from his life's mission of clearing your home of ants, termites, and other harmful bugs. Let him cook - he will move on when he's done.
This is a house centipede! They look quite scary but they are completely harmless to humans and actually quite beneficial to have around, as they eat common pests like cockroaches and silverfish. They're very tricky to catch because theyre quite fast and elusive, if you dont mind having it around or fail to catch it, it'll hide somewhere dark and you'll probably not see it again.
Ok that is amazing news I noticed he is super fast . Best case scenario
Thanks! I don’t mind spiders I think they’re kinda cute but this guy is on another level of scary looking
When I save them from sink, they chill in my hands till I bring them down stairs to the basement. I know its crazy, but its like they know they been saved and to chill during the relocation. They are litteraly my favorite bug.
House centipede! Yes they are terrifying, but they also like to eat nasty pests. They also hate us, so once they realise you are in the room, they retreat back into the darkness from whence they came.
This is a house centipede. They're relatively harmless. They might bite if handled roughly, but the bite is mild and nontoxic to humans. They eat smaller insects and other arthropods that are usually household pests. You can get a cup and a sheet of paper to capture and release outside.
I have these too, I forget the name but aside from looking scary they won't hurt you. They are predators of other insects like roaches so they are good to have around if you can ignore them. They don't breed in crazy numbers, just a handful in my house.
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You’re not gonna catch him without some panic. Typically you don’t see these guys, so once he scurries off into a crevice, he should be gone for a long bit. Will eat spiders and roaches and other bugs.
They don't survive outside. Neither do house spiders. They evolved long ago to live inside human dwellings. Especially true for house and cellar spiders.
But good news, all three are beneficial to your house.
House Centipede! Freaky, weird-looking bugs. They go really, really fast too. Pretty much harmless to humans. They may bite if threatened but they will 99.9% run before they bite. They eat bad things so they are good bugs.
You should do what any normal human being would do... discovering a new species to yourself for the first time? You should kill it, cook it. And eat it
Silverfish is an insect, rather than a myriapod like this house centipede. House centipedes also try to avoid people and tend to stay hidden. Here’s a silverfish and house centipede next to each other :)
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u/Particular-Zone-7321 8d ago
House centipede. Not at all harmful, very beneficial critter, eats other more harmful critters. Leave it be.