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, ...

You may think you get a break from creepy crawlers in the winter, but this multi-legged arthropod prefers a warm house in the ...

Experts dismiss claims of a Chinese centipede in South Africa after a Durban man’s allergic reaction, saying numbness may ...

Most millipedes defend themselves by curling into a ball, but one found in a Virginia national park secretes toxic cyanide compounds to ward off predators NPS Photos/Marie Pinto More stories about ...

(WHTM) — When you see a bug inside your home, most people either want to kill it or throw it outside. But, did you know there is one insect that you probably should keep inside your home that can ...

Just what exactly is this “creepy thing” that has captured the interest of West Aussies? Well, in short, it’s a House Centipede, and according to the Australian Museum, they’re native to Australia and ...

Centipedes, those many-legged creatures that startle us in our homes and gardens, have been genetically sequenced for the first time. In a new study in the journal PLOS Biology, an international team ...

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Have you ever considered the life of a paleoentomologist? Studying fossil insects is a great gig, but it does present its share of difficulties. Foremost among those difficulties: finding ancient ...