Centipedes are interesting animals, but scientists have not managed to find all about them. They are arthropods and belong to the class Chilopoda. These metameric animals have one pair of legs per their body segment and the overall number of their legs varies from 20 to over 300. Other feature consists of a pair of venom claws and their body is red or brown or features different shades of these colors. These creatures can also be found in houses, mainly on the bedroom and bathroom walls, or in the bathtub, lavatory, as well as sink. They can also be found in closets, excavated areas, as well as under the house or beneath the bark of the firewood. These animals feed on spiders, small insects as well as insect larvae, but home owners hate them and want to get rid of them as soon as possible. People think they bite, but usually they are harmless. The best way to get rid of them is to clean and dry the areas where they may live. In addition, people have to also get rid of the food which can also attract these creatures.

Insecticides are the most common solution that people use, mainly in the hiding corners and places, in the dark basements, openings in concrete slabs, under shelves, beneath or near stored boxes, as well as baseboard cracks and crevices. There are insecticides for indoor and outdoor use, so homeowners have to choose the right type and to use the right amount.

Other common names for centipedes are hundred-leggers and rainworms. In the world are estimated approximately 8,000 subspecies, five orders and 23 families. The larger species of centipedes can bite on humans, but this happens rarely. Nonetheless, the bite can be painful in the case of an adult and dangerous for a child. Centipedes  are one of the largest terrestrial intervertebrate predators and are very important for the ecosystems. People are afraid of them and consider them very disgusting, so they do all they can to get rid of them. Scientists have not found all yet about all the species and orders, so these creatures are still mysterious for us. The bite of the large animals can also cause anaphylactic shock, so it’s very important to pay attention.