RE: Centipede lnvasion In My Hostel

Yes, that is a centipede. But, they don't have a sting on their tail end. They deliver venom via a pair of modified legs on the first body segment after the head.

That first pair of legs are modified into claws that they use to pinch their prey with, to inject venom. We have lots of them here in the Philippines, and some species of ours can grow to a foot long.

Their venom is not deadly to adult humans, unless one is allergic to it. But their pinch is very painful, like a bee sting, and it can be deadly to a child or a baby.