House Centipede

Order/family: Chilopoda/Various

Scientific Name: Variety of names

Description: Adult centipedes are yellowish to dark brown, often with dark markings, and are 1/8” to 6” long. The body is flattened with 15 to 177 body segments which typically have one pair of legs each. They also have one Zaire of slender antennae. The house centipede is grey-yellow with three stripes down its back and very long legs banded with white.