centipede

Since replacing windows can cost enough arms and legs to make a human centipede, it’s worth looking into adding interior insulating layers to your existing windows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

The mamma centipede may have a face like a David Cronenberg nightmare, but she's a devoted parent, curling around the wriggly bits of multi-legged spaghetti she calls her offspring to protect them.

From Salon ● May 11, 2025

Steve Gregory, who runs the British Myriapod and Isopod Group's recording scheme, said the Scutigera coleoptrata was commonly known as the house centipede.

From BBC ● May 10, 2025

And despite having an elaborate, curling centipede inked on his face and neck, he’s crestfallen that Bailey would let a friend cut off her locks before the big day.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2024

Now whenever trouble is coming, Tatica feels a glimmer of the old burning in the centipede trail on her belly.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

"From what I've learned, house centipedes are harmless and actually beneficial because they prey on other household pests," she said.

From BBC ● May 10, 2025

The visual language of centipedes throughout the film.

From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2024

Snakes make up most of the images, but human figures, centipedes, alligators, other animals, and geometric motifs also appear.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 3, 2024

In 2022, for example, CBP found live centipedes concealed inside earphone cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024

“That better, little Disaster. You stay by your ambuya and hit the centipedes with a stick when they show up.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer