A home centipede
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( Scutigera coleoptrata )
Photos were taken in an hotel room at 6th floor. Quite long an patiently I was chasing the bug, so it couldn't hide in a hole and got tired. Finally it agreed for a short photo session. After that the centipede still run away from me.
House centipede may bite. The sting resembles bee's one. But it is a useful animal - it may hunt for home insects such as cockroaches and bed bugs.
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