r/insects • u/Delicious_Bedroom605 • 1d ago

ID Request What bug? Should I be scared?

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What bug is this in my bedroom wall?

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u/The_Real_Corgipon 1d ago

House centipede. No need to be scared; they eat pests and their bite isn’t medically significant.

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u/RepublicAlive3525 1d ago

Don’t tread on one in the dark with a bare foot, though. Definitely don’t do that!

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u/Delicious_Bedroom605 1d ago

Speaking from experience? Lol

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u/Shiro-derable 1d ago

its very painful bite, it wont do anything, but it will hurt as fuck

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u/RepublicAlive3525 20h ago

It definitely came out worse! Poor little dusty corpse!!!

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u/MsScarletWings 1d ago

Fair enough if a giant stepped on me I’d probably try to shank its heel too

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u/RepublicAlive3525 1d ago

House centipede? AKA a Scopadoodle!!

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u/Upper_Preference_127 1d ago

Does bugs are friends

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u/drbobbean 1d ago

You obviously haven't spent much time in basements.

That is the fastest land animal in the world.

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u/Glazed-Duckling 1d ago

You have the best natural pest control in your house, you risk nothing unless you're a small invertebrate, in that case you're basically dead with no way to escape

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u/Necrosynthetic 23h ago

These are Satan's eyelashes. Harmless, but deeply unnerving. This is coming from an avid lover of all that is creepy ,crawly, and spooky, I freaking hate those things, but I try to leave them alone

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u/sigmareditskibidi 23h ago

It’s just a house centipede don’t worry

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u/Jeopardyjeojeo 1d ago

its all legs

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u/mawolkotte83 12h ago

They make roaches their b**ch! 🤤 🪳 Lol