[AnIdiotOnTheNet]

Ugly[0] as they are, centipedes are exceptional insect killers. It is worth considering letting the occasional common house centipede just go about its business. If you are seeing a lot of them though that's indicative of a really big problem.

[0] "Ugly" is used here as a stand-in for "fundamentally terrifying to many people"

[mgr86]

I have had house centipedes everywhere I’ve lived. I prefer them to almost any bug. They are very useful for pest control. Similar diet to spiders as I understand it, and I find them much less “frightening”. My deal with them is they need to stay out of my bed. They have had no issue with that...However, my wife’s rule is they have to stay out of her sight. she generally falls asleep on the earlier side. Especially now that we have children. This keeps the centipedes safe and the pest numbers low.

[ssully]

I've also had centipedes everywhere I've lived, but find them absolutely terrifying. They just send my spine ringing. With that said, in my current house I try to let them be. For now, they mainly stick to the basement which is OK by me.

[sk5t]

I got over my aversion to house centipedes by thinking of them as "the cat of the insect world." Of course there are limits to allowable bedroom proximity.