Centipedes And Millipedes

House centipedes, big centipedes and millipedes. 10 species with full pages, most commonly seen first.

Greenhouse MillipedeGreenhouse MillipedeOxidus gracilisNuisance, not dangerousAmerican Giant Millipede ComplexAmerican Giant Millipede ComplexNarceus americanusCan irritate skinHouse CentipedeHouse CentipedeScutigera coleoptrataCan biteBrown CentipedeBrown CentipedeLithobius forficatusCan bitePortuguese MillipedePortuguese MillipedeOmmatoiulus moreletiCan irritate skinCommon Desert CentipedeCommon Desert CentipedeScolopendra polymorphaCan biteCylindroiulus caeruleocinctusCylindroiulus caeruleocinctusCylindroiulus caeruleocinctusDamages trees, gardens or cropsGiant Desert CentipedeGiant Desert CentipedeScolopendra herosCan biteEastern Bark CentipedeEastern Bark CentipedeHemiscolopendra marginataBlack-and-gold Flat MillipedeBlack-and-gold Flat MillipedeApheloria virginiensis

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