If spiders make you squeamish, centipedes take the ick factor to another level. Despite their name, centipedes don’t have 100 legs—but they might have upwards of 300 or as few as a couple of dozen.

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, ...

Centipedes usually enter homes in search of their prey, which includes ants, spiders, and roaches. Centipedes are particularly drawn to dark, humid spaces such as bathrooms and basements. To keep ...