Detailed information on House Centipede (Allothereua maculata)

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cediv

Holly Springs, NC | August 2019 | Neutral

Holly Springs, NC

I have had these house centipedes in my house.

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tero_malkovro

| September 2018 | Negative

Hello, I am standing in Hangzhou, China. And i have seen this centipede at the bottom of my appartment building (a huge building in a residential area). It was dark I saw something crawling on the floor very fast. And when i used the light of my phone i was very much scared... the centipede was as long as my hand. Very impressive for me even if i know that they can be even longer...

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KarlTFace

Janesville, WI | June 2018 | Neutral

One of these claimed an abandoned spiderweb in our basement, spending hours just sitting there like an old man on the back porch. We named him Beauregarde. But one day, like Icarus flying too close to the sun, he ventured to the top of his window, and was promptly eaten by a large spider. We like to think his children are among the current population.

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gunnerkerig

Waldorf, MD | August 2013 | Negative

Infesting my basement and they can bite I have been bitten once before

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RhysAus

| May 2013 | Positive

Woke up to this little guy on the wall, right near my head - had never seen one before until now. So that's in Adelaide Australia lol

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looper_17

Roseville, CA | July 2009 | Neutral

I live in central california and have never seen one of these before! It was completely alien to me and was kinda freaky! Just wanted to report that we have them here too!

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furiousbeen

Talbott, TN | May 2009 | Negative

I can't believe no one has reported them in this area before since they're so common here, we have them all over our basement. the problem is they find their way upstairs !! I understand they eat other insects, BUT..... they freak me out !!!!!!!!!!!!
I still haven't found out if they sting or not. I'm investing in BugBGone !

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iris28

(dana)Owensboro, KY (Zone 6a) | May 2008 | Positive

we find them in the tub every so often , i try not to kill them we have no ants or spiders because they eat them or any other bugs for that matter , they have never bit any one around here , i read that they rarely sting .

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marcona

El Dorado, CA | April 2008 | Neutral

We have found many of this species in our home and around it. We have found it in our shirt sleeves when putting on clean clothes even. It has startled me more than a handful of times. I wasn't sure what it was till I came to this site and am wondering still if it is a dangerous kind of centipede to have. I have two very young children, one is not even walking yet, and I worry about their safety. If anyone knows anything more about this centipede, please let me know. Thanks.

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OutlawDJ

Middleburg, PA | April 2008 | Positive

I had one of these in the apartment I was living in located in Paxtonville, PA. I treated it as a pet and named it Herman. Herman was quite large, 5-6 inches long and over 2 inches wide from leg tip to leg tip. One big plus was that Herman was the only bug in that apartment, he ate everything else. I used to bring insects inside so he would have something to eat.

Herman was never very popular with the ladies. A bunch of us were watching videos one night and Herman ran across one of the girl's bare leg in the dark. Can you say pandemonium? I was very busy trying to get the lights turned on and yelling at everybody not to step on him. Herman managed to escape unharmed. For the rest of the night nobody sat on the floor and all the girls kept their legs curled up on the chairs.... read more

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Malus2006

Coon Rapids, MN (Zone 4a) | January 2008 | Neutral

This species seem to be uncommon to rare in the Twin Cities area. I have only notice it two times at my Grandma's house in Roseville. They have longer legs than the more common species and tend to move slowly. The species I found was in a garden shed.

Edit: I have noticed a few at my house - seem to be on the increase in the Twin Cities.

House Centipede

Allothereuamaculata

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