Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window A woman and her adult son had antibodies to the parasite ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) originated in southern Europe and the Mediterranean. Introduced to the United States and Mexico a few hundred years ago, it has ...
Centipedes indoors are not a threat but beneficial predators controlling other pests. They enter homes seeking shelter, ...
Centipedes have been known to bite, though it is extremely rare; a bite is supposedly reminiscent of a wasp sting. It can be startling to encounter a many-legged creature scurrying around your house, ...
A woman and her grown son contracted “rat lungworm” after eating raw centipedes they bought at a market in China, researchers said. Scientists with the Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China ...
Scientists in China now have hard evidence that eating raw centipedes is a really bad idea. That might go without saying in most parts of the world. But centipedes are an established remedy in ...