Why You Should Never Kill a House Centipede

Why You Should Never Kill a House Centipede | There's nothing more terrifying than finding one of these long, skittery pests hanging out in your basement. But before you screech at the top of your lungs while reaching for your shoe, you should know that house centipedes are far from being bad guys.

While nobody likes creepy crawlies running around their home, these centipedes are actually on the lookout for even nastier pests, according to Rodale's Organic Life.

House centipedes (Scutigera coleoptrata) tend to lurk in the humid areas of homes looking for prey, including cockroaches, termites, spiders and silverfish.

By far, that list of insects combined is way creepier than any house centipede!

How are they able to kill all these terrible bugs? These creatures might have 30 legs, so they can move fast, but that's not the only impressive thing about them.

Their front two legs double as fangs that are filled with venom to inject their victims with.

(Don't worry though: the fangs aren't strong enough to prick human skin.)

Plus, their other legs allow the centipedes to attack and trap insects — cowboy style! — with a lassoing method.

They're very hungry insects, too, with a high metabolic rate, so expect them to do the job of clearing those pests out of your home for good in no time.

So the next time you find a centipede in your tub, opt for a jar and take it outside, or better yet, caulk up the cracks and gaps in your home.

This simple fix allows them to keep hunting in your walls all night long, and will put your mind (and your vocal chords) at ease.

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[theallied]

I found one in my basement and was terrified to go down there now I'm not as terrified

[trueblue]

Just saw one on the wall, a big one... and decided to let it live in my house rent free.

[nicholasrotariu]

I feel very bad for yelling at one 😭😭😭

[agustinhererra]

I saw one but it was smaller what is it quité small

[KATNYC_]

There's one on my wall right now and it's a big sucker, every time it rains but that's ok cause I have a bad fear of spiders so eat up lol guys

[BadBoyBobby]

This is exactly the reasons I keep spiders now, cause I hate centipedes

[mescellaneous]

really want one now that i have moths.

[nicholasrotariu]

And now I am not scared of them that much anymore and sorry for yelling at him poor insect

[d.a.v.e]

I hate spiders much more than centipedes, eat up, I'll be in my room

[blackoutonyt]

make more of these they might help us all

[Shriharsh]

Honestly i can bear cockroaches and spiders. Their bite ain't as harmful as centipede

[MelMar-fmcy]

I don’t kill them i let them in my house since I been seeing some roaches lately and I hate roaches

[jaythekid]

I don’t have non of the other bugs tho

[nutzcubbies]

Why didn't you just SPEAK what you wanted to say? Watching and waiting for this hand write it out took too long and it was annoying. I'm not going to make it through your whole video.

[infinitefunnymemes]

Imma clear all those bugs myself including centipede ure not telling me otherwise

[KATNYC_]

Google a magnified image their faces are so cute