Centipede

Adults are 10-13 cm long, wormlike and flat. Their coloration is yellowish to dark brown, sometimes with stripes or other markings. Most body segments will have 1 pair of legs. The number of legs depends on the species.

Centipedes usually lay their eggs in or on the soil. Scolopendra, the most common of house centipedes, lays about 35 eggs over a period of several days. Centipedes live from one to six years. All centipedes are poisonous, but most, like the house centipede, are really harmless towards humans. 

Centipedes are found in high moisture areas, such as loose bark, under rocks, etc. Most centipedes are nocturnal. In the house they will be found in the basement, bathrooms, potted plants, anywhere where it is damp and where there food, insects, is found.