You have seen them in your basement, your garage, and your garden. They are quick, slippery, and possess more legs than you have time to count. But are centipedes a danger to your family and pets? The ...
Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2021. Q: Panda, our black and white tuxedo cat who also responds to the more ...
It’s happened to most of us. You lift up a rock in your garden or an old carpet in your basement and…YIKES! Centipede. A tiny monster with dozens of legs comes scurrying at you. And as if their ...
I turned over a log in the woods last week and was pleased to see nearly two dozen pairs of bright red legs disappear beneath the leaves: a centipede. I immediately thought of three questions I have ...
Q: Panda, our black and white tuxedo cat who also responds to the more fitting name of Pandemonium, plays with the centipedes in our bathroom. If she eats one, could it harm her? A: No, but eating too ...
I turned over a log in the woods last week and was pleased to see nearly two dozen pairs of bright red legs disappear beneath the leaves: a centipede. I immediately thought of three questions I have ...
The Scolopendra gigantea is a species of centipede that packs a painful, venomous bite. The species—also known as the giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede—is the largest known ...
Giant Redheaded Centipede. (Scolopendridae, Scolopendra heros). Taken in October 2016 in Travis County, Texas. (Alejandro Santillana, Insects Unlocked by University of Texas at Austin) One of Texas’ ...