Identify Insect

Mark Hamill

Can anyone tell me what this insect is?
It is about 6-7 cm long, lots of legs and very thin. Maybe some kind of millipede? Found on my kitchen counter when washing strawberries and grapes I bought (so I figure it came from them).

I have an app for identifying insects, but it is labeling this as a redworm which I think is wrong (I dont think the app is registering the legs and the antenna, which looked circular).

Tiercel Dave

A common enough centipede I'd say.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmatogaster_subterranea

Mark Hamill

Thanks!

I've never seen one of those before, the only centipedes I've ever seen are the shorter brown/red ones (like this)

fryup

is this the same thing?




there's been quite a few of them in my bathroom this past week..a sign of dampness?

fryup

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anyone please ?

Seth Brundle

fryup wrote: »

is this the same thing?




there's been quite a few of them in my bathroom this past week..a sign of dampness?

That has two legs per segment whereas the ones above only have one pair.
Dunno their name but presumably some kind of millipede.

Tiercel Dave

Photo is hard to make out but the legs don't look that strong. Anyhow, as mentioned, it appears to be a Millipede, possibly immature.....

https://www.bmig.org.uk/species/brachydesmus-superus#tabs-0-tabs-1