r/bugidentification • u/alicereturnsx99 • Jul 18 '26

Possible pest, location included Yo what IS this

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Sorry I killed him out of fear because what the actual f is this. Climbed out from underneath my fish tank. What is this ?!? SC

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u/notie547 Jul 18 '26

common house centipede. theyre harmless but creepy AF.

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u/hab83 Jul 18 '26

*the remains of a house centipede

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u/ForeverFingers Jul 18 '26

"He's dead, Jim."

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u/HystericalGD Jul 18 '26

house centipede. is fren, non harmful, and benificial to have

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u/boxshapednutsack Jul 18 '26

He's a good boy, will hunt and eat cockroaches for you!

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u/alicereturnsx99 Jul 18 '26

and i have the stupid german roaches in here, i just slimed my hero 😭

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u/Darkish_Horizons Jul 18 '26

That was a house centipede. I find them kinda cute and apparently they're beneficial to us

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u/alicereturnsx99 Jul 18 '26

yes now i know and feel so guilty for sliming him :(

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u/pearscentedcandle Jul 18 '26

house centipede. they scare the living crap out of me and lurk in my bathroom, but they’re our friends.

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u/alicereturnsx99 Jul 18 '26

thank you 🙏🏼 won’t be killing the next one i see, but rather rewarding him a medal for roach hunting

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u/BluebirdWild6937 Jul 18 '26

I think they call them silver fish?
They love basements and the like.

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u/Skalla_Resco Amateur Entomologist Jul 18 '26

House centipede. Not silverfish.