Alex Hyde / European House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) found on the ceiling of a limestone cave. Photographed on a white background in mobile field studio. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Alex Hyde / Close up of head of European House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Adrian Davies / Long-legged centipede (Scutigera sp) two in Gomantong Cave, Sabah, Borneo

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipede (Thereuopoda longicornis) with a cricket in its jaws, Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipede (Thereuopoda longicornis) with sperm pack transferred by a male, Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipede (Thereuopoda longicornis), Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipedes (Thereuopoda longicornis) in crevice on cave wall, Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipedes (Thereuopoda sp.) on cave ceiling. Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipedes (Thereuopoda longicornis) on cave ceiling. Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Emanuele Biggi / Cave centipede (Thereuopoda longicornis) moulting, Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Nick Garbutt / Long-legged centipede (Scutigera sp.) in rainforest at night. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

MYN / Marc Pihet / House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata), Maine-et-Loire, France, April, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata), Maine-et-Loire, France, April, meetyourneighbours.net project

Alex Hyde / European house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) found on the ceiling of a limestone cave, on white background, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Alex Hyde / European House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Alex Hyde / European House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Adrian Davies / Long legged centipede (Scutigera sp) Sabah, Borneo.

Konrad Wothe / Centipede (Scutigeridae) on leaf, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.

Konrad Wothe / Centipede (Scutigeridae) Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.

John Abbott / House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) Cibolo Creek, Bexar / Guadalupe County line, Texas, USA.

John Abbott / House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) Cibolo Creek, Bexar / Guadalupe County line, Texas. October.

John Abbott / House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) Sheffield, Independence Creek Bexar / Guadalupe County line, Texas. October.

John Abbott / House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) Cibolo Creek, Bexar / Guadalupe County line, Texas. October.

Stephen Dalton / House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) Corfu, Greece, May.

Michael Durham / House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) on rotting wood, Western Washington, USA.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) Bobenheim-Roxheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, October. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Jurgen Freund / Giant house centipede / long legged centipede(Scutigeridae) Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Nick Garbutt / Long-legged / Scutigerid centipede {Scutigera sp.} on cave wall, Gomantong Caves, Sabah, Borneo.

Kim Taylor / Cave centipede {Scutigeridae sp.} protrait. Captive, UK.

Pete Oxford / House centipede on bark {Scutigeridae} Cerrado habitat NE Brazil

Nigel Cattlin / Symphylid (Scutigerella immaculata) damage to Potato stems, stolons, and roots (Solanum tuberosum). Scotland, UK.