David's Images of the Day Photoblog
Indoor Summertime Nature in New Jersey. I keep finding these crawling Scutigera coleoptrata “house centipedes” around the house. Like spiders, I know they are supposed to be a good thing eating other insects and silverfish, but ….
Indoor Nature in New Jersey. Scutigera Coleoptrata (House Centipede) — Not a Silverfish. I really don’t like seeing this guy crawling above my bed. I know that they are going after other insects — BUT look at those claws. I added a zoom from the image showing the multiple lenses in the eye and spikes … Continue reading “Sunday (12-June-2011) — New Jersey”
Indoor and Outdoor Wildlife in New Jersey. Another macro image of a Scutigera Coleoptrata (House Centipede) crawling on the wall indoors. It is not a silverfish. Outside, I got to test out a new telephoto lens. .
Indoor Springtime Nature in New Jersey. Thanks to the Internet, I was finally able to identify this bug crawling up the wall. It is a Scutigera Coleoptrata, aka house centipede — and not a Silverfish. Apparently these eat other bugs including Silverfish in the house. This one is missing part of its right front antenna, and … Continue reading “Sunday (29-May-2011) — New Jersey”