I hate you... You Parasite

[Rodinus]

We have these insects called Scutigéres over here in France (House centipedes)




From Spring until end of October we have these things scurrying from time to time on the walls of our house.

They can bite (rarely) and one night I woke up with one half way into my mouth! That slap hurt I can tell you!

Respects

Rod

We have those in the US too. I've never seen any here where I live now, but I used to see them a lot when we lived in Kansas City. I don't know what they are called here, but I call them "gozillion legged death bugs from hell". Look to me like a mad scientist experiment crossing centipedes and spiders gone horribly wrong.

I used an aerosol can of hair spray and a bic lighter as a makeshift flamed thrower to kill them.

The normal centipedes that live here where I am now are bad enough. Thank God the giant Huntsman spiders keep them in check! 

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I think they are called house centipedes.

A quick search will tell you they are the bugs you want to have around, because they eat other bugs like spiders, roaches, silverfish, and even termites.

I have learned to make friends with some critters,  like lizards, frogs, and snakes. Because their dinners are my enemy.  It looks like this fellow will be spared the shoe in the future.

As long as he stays way from me. Touch me and it is toast.

You are right (As I bracketed in my original post) : House centipedes.

They actually are pretty useful but still horribly creepy and crawly...

Each time I manage to catch one they go straight into the gob of our bearded dragon.

YUK...