Can someone identify this bug?

Question

Pictures here:

http://www.geocities.com/letao12/bug/

Body is about 1 inch long and 1/8 inch wide, light brown with black bands, long legs and antennae, 30 legs total (one was accidentally chopped off so you can only see 29 in the picture). Should be common because this one creeped into my room yesterday. I live in an urban environment around lake Ontario.

Answer 1

It is a centipede.  Some of them are dangerous.  They do bite and some are poisonous.  For an adult, it may be just  painful.  For a small child it can be much more dangerous.

Answer 2

yes its some type of centipede. Here is a link to where it tells about this type of centipede.

http://georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu/gpstory...

Answer 3

It's a house centipede, Scutigera coleoptera. Completely harmless and actually beneficial in that it preys on small insects. Usually found in bathrooms, basements, etc. that are damp. Please see link below for great info. & pics.

Answer 4

Centipeid...

Answer 5

centipede

http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&k...