Every person, no doubt, seeks to createcomfortable conditions for their stay. At the same time in the house or apartment should not be uninvited neighbors (flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches and bedbugs). This also concerns centipedes. But sometimes the conditions that are created in our homes, contribute to the appearance of these unpleasant insects.
The probability that the centipede is homemadesettled in your home, very high, if the room is high enough humidity. Of course, for any person, it is an unpleasant neighbor, causing a natural reaction of disgust. However, few people know that the centipede is homely for people absolutely harmless.

On the contrary, this insect brings tangible benefits.It destroys moths and spiders, cockroaches and ants, flies and bedbugs, that is, those household pests with which a person leads a relentless struggle. Therefore, its scientific name is the common flycatcher.
Home centipede in appearanceis a giant sized caterpillar. She goes on the hunt at night and can cause fear not only in the child, but also in any adult. The length of its brown or yellowish-gray with three bluish or reddish-purple stripes of the body ranges from thirty-five to sixty millimeters. The feet of an insect are not forty, but thirty. And they do not grow simultaneously, but in accordance with the stages of development of this unusual creature.
Under natural conditions, the habitat of centipedesis the fallen leaves or area under the trees. In the houses - wet rooms. This can be a bathroom, basements or basements. All winter home centipedes spend in the most secluded places. With the onset of spring, they become active. If indoor conditions change in the direction of lowering humidity, then these insects move to a more comfortable place for them.

Centipede home can bite a person.But this should not cause concern. Insect is not able to bite through the skin. It attacks only for self-defense. Moreover, the poison in the centipede is weak, and the bite does not hurt much. Trouble can only occur with allergies. Sometimes they have difficulty breathing. These people have increased heart rate and swelling of the throat. A person who does not suffer from allergies, when exposed to the poison of the centipede, experiences minor pain. In the area of the bite, he appears redness. In rare cases, lymph nodes swell.
