This last weekend, right before it turned cold and we were hit with another round of wintry mix, I was out in the garden thinking about what to plant. While not much was happening at the surface - ...

House centipedes are masterful predators with a knack for fancy footwork. Voracious, venomous and hella leggy, house centipedes are masterful predators with a knack for fancy footwork. But not all ...

If you’ve ever been startled by a centipede scuttling across the floor, you know it’s not the most pleasant experience. “Centipedes are fast, with their many legs moving in a rhythmic motion,” says ...

If spiders make you squeamish, centipedes take the ick factor to another level. Despite their name, centipedes don’t have 100 legs—but they might have upwards of 300 or as few as a couple of dozen.

It can be startling to encounter a many-legged creature scurrying around your house, but the good news is that house centipedes are harmless. The bad news is they may signal that you have a larger ...

Centipedes may look creepy, but they’re fascinating and often helpful creatures. While their many legs and fast movements can be unsettling, they play a surprising role in controlling household pests.

You’ve probably seen those creepy, crawly house centipedes darting around your wall. Should you be very, very afraid? The quick answer is no -- not at all. The house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) ...

Centipedes have been known to bite, though it is extremely rare; a bite is supposedly reminiscent of a wasp sting. It can be startling to encounter a many-legged creature scurrying around your house, ...