11 Types of Centipedes in Ohio
11 types of centipedes have a verified observation record in Ohio. The most frequently recorded are House Centipede, Eastern Red Centipede and Brown Centipede. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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11 types of centipedes have a verified observation record in Ohio. The most frequently recorded are House Centipede, Eastern Red Centipede and Brown Centipede. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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4,452 verified observations on iNaturalist of centipede have been recorded in Ohio, most often in April, May, March.
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11 types of centipedes recorded in Ohio
11 centipede species have a verified observation record in Ohio, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.
5 of the 11 shown are recorded as introduced to Ohio rather than native.
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Big-leg Centipede
Theatops posticus
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Strigamia bothriopus
Strigamia bothriopus
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Plus 15 more recorded only rarely (fewer than 10 verified sightings). Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.
The House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) is the most commonly recorded, with 1,299 verified observations, about 51% of all centipedes reported in Ohio. If you spot a centipede here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Ohio also hosts less common centipedes such as Diamondback Soil Centipede, Big-leg Centipede and Common Cryptops, each recorded fewer than 100 times. These are the species worth a second look when you are out, since a sighting is more notable.
Not every one of these is originally from here. House Centipede, Brown Centipede and Japanese House Centipede are recorded by iNaturalist as introduced in Ohio rather than native, so they arrived with human help rather than on their own.