House centipede

Moist indoor areas such as basements, bathrooms, closets, and utility spaces; also found outdoors under stones and leaf litter.

A nocturnal predator that eats insects, spiders, silverfish, cockroaches, flies, and other small arthropods.

Fast-running and primarily nocturnal, using long legs to detect and capture prey. Females lay eggs in damp soil or sheltered crevices; individuals may live several years.

Generally harmless to people and beneficial because it controls household pests. It can inflict a rare, mild bite if trapped or handled, usually causing temporary localized pain and swelling.