They can be larger than your foot. They are carnivorous and prey in the dark, damp places. They’ll use their venomous pincers to bite you. And as the venom enters your bloodstream, you’ll feel ...

August came in like a lamb chop — crisp, warm and tasty — and went out like the Seven Plagues of Egypt. I’ve always had a centipede situation in my circa-1890 house. (There’s a lot of ivy on my ...