Centipedes are found throughout the United States and the world. They are typically found in areas of high moisture, such as in rotting logs, under stones, in trash or piles of leaves/grass. When they invade homes, centipedes are most commonly found in damp basements, crawlspaces, bathrooms, or potted plants.
http://www.pestworld.org/pest-guide/occasional-invaders/centipedes/
However, all house centipedes have poison jaws with which they inject venom into their prey. If handled roughly, some larger species can inflict a painful bite that can break human skin and causes pain and swelling, similar to a bee sting.
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Their size can range from a few millimetres in the smaller lithobiomorphs and geophilomorphs to about 30 cm (12 in) in the largest scolopendromorphs. Centipedes can be found in a wide variety of environments. They normally have a drab coloration combining shades of brown and red. Cavernicolous (cave-dwelling) and subterranean species may lack pigmentation, and many tropical scolopendromorphs have bright aposematic colours.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede
This centipede isn't a huge threat to humans. They will give you a painful sting which can lead to dizziness, nausea and headaches. This species of centipede is found in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. Texas-sized centipede at Garner State Park pic.twitter.com/WGUu91VVEY.
http://abc7.com/pets/giant-redheaded-centipede-found-crawling-in-texas-park/823951/
They are elongated metameric creatures with one pair of legs per body segment. Centipedes are known to be highly venomous, and often inject paralyzing venom. Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying number of legs, ranging from 30 to 354. Centipedes always have an odd number of pairs of legs.
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A giant redheaded centipede was found crawling on a broom in a park in Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department posted a photo of the insect on Twitter. The centipede was discovered at Garner State Park in Uvalde County in the Hill Country. This is one scary looking insect.
http://abc7.com/pets/giant-redheaded-centipede-found-crawling-in-texas-park/823951/
Worldwide, an estimated 8,000 species of centipedes are thought to exist, of which 3,000 have been described. Centipedes have a wide geographical range, where they even reach beyond the Arctic Circle. They are found in an array of terrestrial habitats from tropical rainforests to deserts.
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Outside of Texas, this species of centipede is found in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. It has between 21 and 23 pairs of legs, and the centipede typically measures 6.5 inches in length.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3152595/Get-ready-squirm-Monster-redheaded-centipede-capable-catching-BAT-fangs-discovered-park-Texas.html
This giant redheaded centipede was found crawling around at Garner State Park in Uvalde County in the Hill Country. (Texas Parks and Wildlife)
http://abc7.com/pets/giant-redheaded-centipede-found-crawling-in-texas-park/823951/
Centipedes are sometimes called hundred-leggers because of their many pairs of legs, but they can actually have anywhere from 15-177 pairs of legs, depending on the species. Interestingly, centipedes always have an odd number of pairs of legs.
http://www.pestworld.org/pest-guide/occasional-invaders/centipedes/
in which states are centipedes found
Centipedes are found in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona.