Any dangerous bugs like centipedes that appear in your house?

I live in the high desert. We need watch for poisonous spiders such as the Black Widow and for small but deadly scorpions.

The one in your photo doesn't seem like a centipede. It's more like that hairy caterpillar that can cause rashes if you come in contact with the hair. Oh well...no biggie. Anyway, yes we get those centipedes too. Sometimes, scorpions however rare. My father almost stepped on a venomous snake when he was out walking in the backyard. He managed to keep himself still and waited for the snake to slither away. But I bet it scared the life out of him! We all have those cricket-looking bugs as well which they say are fond of going into the underwear of boys because according to many, it is attracted by the smell of that "zone"! Bad thing is it bites and causes a rather big rash,.

With the coming of the monsoons, we’ll soon see millipedes walking all around though I must say that 5th floor is quite high up. I’ve seen them walking around in my 3rd floor apartment so I guess two floors up is OK with them and centipedes. However, the red ones that walk around here are ugghhhh definitely but absolutely harmless. The only problem is that you have to be careful that they don’t crawl into the ears while sleeping

It seems strange to me too, that the centipede is able to reach the fifth floor of the building. These creatures usually live in a habitat near to the ground level and seldom climb so far high up. It's highly possible that they move through the water pipe or the empty space between the walls. Fortunately we do not have this problem over here. I have only seen cockroaches roaming around sometimes. I usually will capture them alive and dispose them in the garbage box downstairs. May be you might want to consult the opinions of pest control expert to prevent the 'invasion' of the centipedes. It's risky to have them hiding indoor. Good luck and have a nice day!

Hi, williamjisir. I think that my grandmother used to have these insects come out of her tub. They would just be sticking on the tub. It looks like a snail. I think that this is the same thing that you are referring to. If I see any of them, I will get rid of them as fast as I can. Be careful as you come near these insects.

Centipedes are bug eaters. If you have other bugs in your house, they will come after those bugs. Get rid of the food, and normally they will go away.

This is horrible to see this kind of bugs at home. There are not such kind of insects at my home. Sometimes I will see little cockroaches at my home and occasionally there are a few mosquitoes and that's all. If I ever see the centipedes, I think I will try all methods to get rid of them from my home. I love China

Eeeuuuuuwwwww !!! i hate those creepy crawlies, too... especially the ones that sting and bite like centipedes... i usually (but not often) find them crawling on our toilet wall or toilet floor.. so i think they must've crawled in thru' the pipes, or drains... (do they like 'wet' surroundings?) and normally the ones i've found are just tiny ones.. but they really move very fast, and it's quite a challenge to get rid of them.. i normally just 'throw' water at them and wash them down the pipe/drain again...

Unfortunately, we have spiders. Lately, they have been the yellow garden spiders and then some. I've found a few brown ones. I am allergic to any kind of bite so this sucks. We have called the orkin man and so far we haven't seen a bunch around. I took a fuzzy pic of one that I took when running away from the computer. I will try and post it for you. I think ours has come from the weather warming up, and spring righ here! Hope you get rid of your problem. If you use a bowl of Vinegar under your sink, you will see less of them. They don't like the taste or smell of it. Good Luck to you!

Yup i got centipedes here in my house. And also snakes living under our house. I don't know where the hell they come from and i want to get rid of them as soon as possible because they freaking me out. I can't sleep well at night because of fear of being bitten by a snake or centipedes while im sleeping. I call the zoo to get rid of the snake and i call my friend to help me get rid of centipedes.

None dangerous but i do remember one night there was this strange noise in my room when i was 10. I turned the light on and saw this big creepy mantis in my turtle's terrarium and i was surprised and didn't even want to remove it because it wasn't a pleasant experience.