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.

Ammonite / Group of Wood ants (Formica rufa) attacking House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata), Dorset, England, UK, April. Sequence 1/3.

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Otomantis scutigera), newly hatched young with oothecas, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

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

Paul Bertner / Centipede (Scutigera sp), Kerinci Seblat National Park, Indonesia

Paul Bertner / Centipede (Scutigera sp), Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, 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.