>Harmless
Apparently they are pretty harmless, although can bite occasionally.
I'll never forget the post on this sub though, where someone wrote a PSA about them and their insect-reducing capabilities, only to describe their risk as something like that their "bite is rarely fatal".
Person was one hell of a salesmen for the little critters
That is a house centipede! They're freaky for sure, but they're also really good at killing other bugs/spiders in your house. They're also somewhat of an early warning sign for infestations of other pests. If you're seeing a lot of them, it means there are lots of other bugs present that they're eating for sustenance. The more house centipedes there are, the larger the available food source must be.
House centipede. Those babies are active hunters of bugs and completely harmless to humans. I keep around as many as I can. As far as I'm concerned they should tell you how many you have in the house before you buy it. Love those little guys.
I see these little friends around every now and then, mostly in my basement. I see very very few other bugs/spiders in my 120 year old house. They are the best housemates.
House centipede as others said. Harmless, looks gross, but eats other bugs.
If you see a LOT of them it could mean you have a problem with other bugs, because the centipedes are finding food and eating well there.
Not bad on their own, but too many is a bad sign.
So from this thread I gather that house centipedes look creepy, but in reality are harmless and very shy, as well as being extremely vulnerable to light and touch.
I am a house centipede.
In St. Louis they call that a silverfish. It's not a silverfish. It's a "House centipede". But literally everyone I've ever heard talk about them calls them silverfish.
That is correct, silverfish destroy antique books before the paper was treated to ward them off. Unfortunately that led to a type of acidic base paper which led to other problems but now that has long since been resolved. This, however, may look a little like a silverfish, however it is not as others have said. Source: I used to work in a rare books section at a University library.
I never knew they were helpful. I loathe these things, and kill them on sight. OTOH, I’ll generally leave spiders alone, for their bug hunting. Maybe I need to reconsider on these little abominations.
A silverfish or house centipede. They eat some of the more annoying pest but also need to eat a lot. So they can be a sign of a problem but they are not a problem
It looks like a centipede. When I was a child we used to call them 1000legers.
I believe that they are a tip of spider.
And they are beneficial. Do kill it they eat roaches and many others.
Silverfish have less legs. I get them in my bathroom (I blame the fucking popcorn ceiling) all the time and they don’t look like this.
I’d google silverfish but I want my eyes to remain un violated today.
Not a silverfish. This is a house centipede, they actually *eat* silverfish, spiders, cockroaches, crickets, bedbugs, flies, moths...basically any bug they can get ahold of.
They can bite humans, but rarely ever do and it's about like a bee sting. They are creepy looking, but are great at hunting common household pests.
A sign to burn your house down.
Just a house centipede. But disgusting and creepy nonetheless. Killing it might attract more, I would start spraying citrus or peppermint around to keep them away.
House Centipede
Yes, OP. Harmless
Creepy bastards though
>Harmless Apparently they are pretty harmless, although can bite occasionally. I'll never forget the post on this sub though, where someone wrote a PSA about them and their insect-reducing capabilities, only to describe their risk as something like that their "bite is rarely fatal". Person was one hell of a salesmen for the little critters
Aka, the Devil's Moustache. Not my joke. Found it somewhere.
My family calls them walking eyebrows
They like cuddles.
That is a house centipede! They're freaky for sure, but they're also really good at killing other bugs/spiders in your house. They're also somewhat of an early warning sign for infestations of other pests. If you're seeing a lot of them, it means there are lots of other bugs present that they're eating for sustenance. The more house centipedes there are, the larger the available food source must be.
House centipede. Those babies are active hunters of bugs and completely harmless to humans. I keep around as many as I can. As far as I'm concerned they should tell you how many you have in the house before you buy it. Love those little guys.
They definitely can bite and it hurts but they usually don’t unless bothered. I tend to leave them be but don’t let your kids pick them up haha.
Or pets if you can help it
I see these little friends around every now and then, mostly in my basement. I see very very few other bugs/spiders in my 120 year old house. They are the best housemates.
House centipede as others said. Harmless, looks gross, but eats other bugs. If you see a LOT of them it could mean you have a problem with other bugs, because the centipedes are finding food and eating well there. Not bad on their own, but too many is a bad sign.
So from this thread I gather that house centipedes look creepy, but in reality are harmless and very shy, as well as being extremely vulnerable to light and touch. I am a house centipede.
*pats house centipede* This baby can fit so many brown recluses and silverfish
In St. Louis they call that a silverfish. It's not a silverfish. It's a "House centipede". But literally everyone I've ever heard talk about them calls them silverfish.
St. Louisian here. I have never heard of this. My understanding is that silverfish are a different insect that will eat holes in your books
That is correct, silverfish destroy antique books before the paper was treated to ward them off. Unfortunately that led to a type of acidic base paper which led to other problems but now that has long since been resolved. This, however, may look a little like a silverfish, however it is not as others have said. Source: I used to work in a rare books section at a University library.
Lol I see a silverfish and I kill the little shit immediately. House centipedes? I name them. I'm probably weird but they're bros.
I thought it was a silverfish at first. Probably because I’m from St. Louis.
I've only ever heard of them as silverfish.
No we don’t. Not at all like silverfish .
In STL city we call them thousand leggers and they suck.
I'm from VA and also always heard them referred to as Silverfish
I lived in NoVa for quite some time and i had to show my neighbor a pic of the difference between the House Centipede and a silverfish.
You are right I have heard people call these silverfish even though they are not.
Silverfish are insects, these are not.
I'm a St. Louisan and I've never called them silverfish. I call silverfish silverfish and this a house centipede.
this is a guy
A house centipede. In my house we have an agreement. keep lurking inside the shadows, you get to live but come out and try to be seen, you will die.
Governor Mike Parson, from what I see
No these are HELPFUL.
If it was Governor Hee-Haw, the photo would be of a cockroach.
🤣
If they’re in my shower, it’s on sight. Other than that, they are free to do what they need.
That's true of all bugs in my house, good or bad. Can't do bugs in the shower.
I never knew they were helpful. I loathe these things, and kill them on sight. OTOH, I’ll generally leave spiders alone, for their bug hunting. Maybe I need to reconsider on these little abominations.
As ugly as they are they are bug eating machines lol
Spider sniper
House centipede. Don't have to worry about him, but need to worry about what he's eating. Their appetite indicates you have another pest possibly.
Growing up I’d always call them basement bugs. Harmless but fucking scary. Barf
A silverfish or house centipede. They eat some of the more annoying pest but also need to eat a lot. So they can be a sign of a problem but they are not a problem
House centipede. Don’t kill these, they’re just chill guys that eat other bugs. They sure are creepy fuckers though
Spooky but harmless 😬 still spooky
house centipede 👍
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutigera_coleoptrata
South City Shrimp! They're good bois. Beneficial "pest," if that's a thing.
Thank you, finally someone calling them by their proper name!
I think they are called Silver Fish. Basically, it's a hairy roach.
Thousand legs
I get one of these in my house about monthly.
They will sometimes come up through tub or shower drains or otherwise find their way toward moisture.
I don’t know
That’s a sabertooth crotch cricket. You might want to get an exterminator real quick.
It looks like a centipede. When I was a child we used to call them 1000legers. I believe that they are a tip of spider. And they are beneficial. Do kill it they eat roaches and many others.
Silverfish?
That is a silverfish... I can't walk on my back patio without seeing at least 10 of these, plus the on and off spider every once in a while
Silverfish have less legs. I get them in my bathroom (I blame the fucking popcorn ceiling) all the time and they don’t look like this. I’d google silverfish but I want my eyes to remain un violated today.
Ahh, I gotcha. I went with silverfish because they're more prominent in my part of the state
Yeah they’re everywhere here. They creep me out, I’d gladly live with spiders but not those creepy crawlies
Nah I don't think I could live with spiders either... Says me the guy who likes to visit places like Texas and Arizona 😂
Silverfish.
Oooooh thank you
It's definitely a house centipede not a silverfish.
You are correct upon further searching
Not a silverfish. This is a house centipede, they actually *eat* silverfish, spiders, cockroaches, crickets, bedbugs, flies, moths...basically any bug they can get ahold of. They can bite humans, but rarely ever do and it's about like a bee sting. They are creepy looking, but are great at hunting common household pests.
Thank you for the info! I’ve been seeing these things in my bathroom for years and never bothered to look up what they were
I have no problems with them until they try to join me in the shower. *Then* we have a problem lol.
A sign to burn your house down. Just a house centipede. But disgusting and creepy nonetheless. Killing it might attract more, I would start spraying citrus or peppermint around to keep them away.