house centipede

5844    This bug is about 1 inch in length and taken inside a store in Mississauga Ontario Canada.   thanks for identifying.  Michael Mississauga Ontario

This is a house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, a cosmopolitan species. Unlike most centipedes, these have relatively good eyesight, and will chase down some of their prey. They are reputed to have a painful (but not dangerous) bite; see http://tinyurl.com/mn7mzffor more detailed information.  Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.