There's nothing more terrifying than watching a house centipede shoot across your floor and under your couch. It's safe to say that most people are positively terrified from those creepy crawling ...

The conditions in your home may be partly to blame.

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, ...

The average person will likely tell you that they don't like centipedes. The arthropod's weird head, scary pincers, and many legs can seem creepy. So, what attracts centipedes into the house? High ...

If you have even a hint of arachnophobia or can’t stand cockroaches, there’s a good chance you won’t appreciate house centipedes either. If you’ve never come across one, trust us — you’ll know when ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) originated in southern Europe and the Mediterranean. Introduced to the United States and Mexico a few hundred years ago, it has ...

It may not be your desire to come face-to-face with a house centipede while cleaning out the garage, but if it happens, just know that you're in presence of arthropod greatness. The KQED video for PBS ...

You thought house centipedes were already creepy enough without needing to know the graphic details of how they catch and kill their prey. But in case you were wondering, they sometimes use their legs ...