Spotting a centipede often triggers fear, but these creatures are actually helpful allies. Shorter centipedes, with around 20 legs, hunt pests like cockroaches, spiders, silverfish, bedbugs, and ants, keeping your home healthier without spreading diseases.
Though their venom subdues prey, it rarely harms humans—at worst causing mild irritation. This contrasts sharply with real threats like mosquitoes, kissing bugs, tsetse flies, fire ants, killer bees, and fleas, which spread diseases or deliver painful stings.
