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  2. Scutigera coleoptrata - Wikipedia

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    Scutigera coleoptrata, also known as the house centipede, is a species of centipede that is typically yellowish-grey and has up to 15 pairs of long legs. Originating in the Mediterranean region, it has spread to other parts of the world, where it can live in human homes. [1]

  3. Centipede - Wikipedia

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    Centipedes are elongated segmented animals with one pair of legs per body segment. All centipedes are venomous and can inflict painful stings, injecting their venom through pincer-like appendages known as forcipules or toxicognaths, which are actually modified legs instead of fangs. Despite the name, no species of centipede has exactly 100 legs ...

  4. Here’s Why You Should Never Kill a House Centipede - AOL

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    House centipedes typically have 15 legs and can travel 1.3 feet-per-second, which explains why catching one of these centipedes in house is nearly impossible. The typical response to a house ...

  5. Insect - Wikipedia

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    Butterflies are well-known for undergoing complete metamorphosis; most insects use this life cycle. Some insects have evolved this system to hypermetamorphosis . Complete metamorphosis is a trait of the most diverse insect group, the Endopterygota .

  6. Scolopendra gigantea - Wikipedia

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    It is capable of overpowering not only other invertebrates such as large insects, worms, snails, spiders, millipedes, scorpions, and even tarantulas, but also small vertebrates including small lizards, frogs (up to 95 millimetres [3 + 3 ⁄ 4 in] long), snakes (up to 25 centimetres [10 in] long), sparrow-sized birds, mice, and bats.

  7. Scutigeridae - Wikipedia

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    Scutigeridae is a family of centipedes that are known as house centipedes. It includes most species of house centipedes, including Scutigera coleoptrata and Allothereua maculata . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

  8. Why are flocks of black birds in my yard this winter? Here’s ...

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    Flocks of black birds have been spotted in backyards and parks over the past few weeks in the Triangle, causing many of us to do a double take when we leave our homes or pass a large, grassy field

  9. Hemiptera - Wikipedia

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    Hemiptera (/ h ɛ ˈ m ɪ p t ər ə /; from Ancient Greek hemipterus 'half-winged') is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs.