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Old 04-20-2010, 09:10 PM
 
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We've seen 2 of these in our home this spring. I can't recall ever seeing one before (grew up in WY), just curious. It was roughly 2" long through the body.

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Old 04-20-2010, 09:12 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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They're commonly called silverfish but that's not what they are (silverfish are a different kind of bug with only minimal resemblance). Other names for it are "house centipede" and "mustache bug." The good news is, the more of them you have around the fewer other bugs you'll have since they're insectivores. The bad news is, the more of them you have around, the more of them you have around.
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Old 04-20-2010, 09:47 PM
 
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Thanks. I won't squish the next one I see inside... catch and release. Just not an option when the wife is screaming. lol
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Old 04-20-2010, 09:54 PM
 
Location: Greeley, Colorado
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Huh, first I've ever seen something like that (and I've seen some pretty interesting bugs around here).
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Old 04-20-2010, 10:25 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Huh, first I've ever seen something like that (and I've seen some pretty interesting bugs around here).
They tend to live in more humid climates, so I'm kind of surprised Brian_M has them in his house. Maybe Denver is more moist than I thought?

Anyway, I get these damn things scurrying all over the place in my apartment, mostly during winter. They're not dangerous and they don't pose a health hazard, but they sure are ugly little bastards and it gives the missus fits just to lay eyes on one.

Brian_M, good luck with the "catch" part of the catch-and-release. They're speedy little fkers.
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:38 PM
 
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And they move so flipping fast. One of the few bugs that really creep me out.

I'm with your wife. Kill on sight!!!!
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:49 PM
 
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I like these dudes. They leave me alone. I leave them alone. And they eat up pests.

If you start seeing lots of them, however, you have to start to worry a little bit about what it is they're finding to eat in your apartment. I only see a couple of these guys over the course of a summer, so I know they're just eating ants and spiders. But if I started seeing a whole bunch of these I'd start to worry about roaches. Roaches and mice are the two pests that I fear the most !

Keep a clean apartment, keep the roaches away.

As a bit of trivia, the House Centipede is not native to North America. It is from the humid Mediterranean. A House Centipede can live its entire life indoors, in fact, that's what it prefers.
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Old 04-21-2010, 08:01 AM
 
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That's a cool bug. I vote for catch and release.
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Old 04-21-2010, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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They are very common in the southeast, though I've seen a couple here in Denver. They are extremely fast so good luck with catching them to release.
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Old 04-21-2010, 09:27 AM
 
Location: Aurora
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my theory is that if they're in my house, all bets are off and I kill. they have the entire outdoors to play in. all I ask is my space.

I also do my bit by being a vegetarian . I do my best not to eat them.
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