Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

House centipede

Scutigera smithii Newport


Order: Scutigerida
Family: Scutigeridae

Size range

  • Medium–sized. 15–20 mm long

Distribution

  • Maybe native
  • Often found in houses

Life History

  • Has powerful mandibles, could probably bite humans
  • Runs fast
  • Predacious
  • Eats flies, cockroaches