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== Body Design == | == Body Design == | ||
[[File:House_Centipede_close_up.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Close up picture of the body of the House Centipede.]] | [[File:House_Centipede_close_up.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Close up picture of the body of the House Centipede.]] | ||
The House Centipede Scutigera is a very | The House Centipede [[Scutigera]], is a very skillful creature. It has 15 pairs of walking legs (30 legs, one per segment). House centipedes have longer legs than those outside. They have two antennae and two rear legs on the posterior side. This could multiple the centipede to seem two to three times bigger than it originally is(The Leg length makes it's look wider).<ref>[http://www.hgtv.com/landscaping/house-centipede/index.html House Centipede] ''HGTV''. Web. accessed January 14, 2014 Author Unknown.</ref> | ||
The body of the centipede goes from a dark to light pattern. Most centipedes are black and yellow, and could | The body of the centipede goes from a dark to light pattern. Most centipedes are black and yellow, and could have white coloring. The centipedes body is striped lengthwise. You can also identify a house centipede by the colors black, brown, ivory, yellow and white. They have large compound eyes that are connected to the head. Males usually have longer antennae than the females. Adults could grow up to be 34 to 35mm.<ref>Writer, Staff. [http://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=House-Centipede House Centipede - (Scutigera coleoptrata)] ''Insect Identification.org''. Web. last-updated 11/5/2013 .</ref> | ||
== Life Cycle == | == Life Cycle == | ||
