The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department released this photo on Facebook Friday of a redheaded centipede—with its long black body, yellow pointy legs, red head and antennas—latched onto a broom ...

AUSTIN, Texas, July 4 (UPI) --Even centipedes are bigger in Texas -- bigger and a lot more terrifying.In an apparent bid to freak out the Internet, Texas Parks and Wildlife shared a photo on its ...

“ Check out this Texas-sized centipede,” the department said. “It’s called a Texas Redhead and is known to prey on lizards and toads.” The bug’s appearance spooked the Internet.

Averaging 6.5 inches, the Texas redheaded centipede is the largest centipede in North America and can grow between 9 and 12 inches long, reported Texas Hill Country.

Chilopodophobes, look away. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department came across a giant redheaded centipede on a broom in Garner State Park and posted a photo of the creepy-crawly to Facebook last ...

The Texas or giant redheaded centipede averages 6.5 inches long but can grow to 8 inches, and the Texas Department of Wildlife kindly posted a photo on its Facebook page in case you're unclear on ...

This is what nightmares are made of. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) released this photo on Facebook Friday of a redheaded centipede—with its long black body, yellow pointy legs ...

Keck tells KENS5 the Texas giant centipede can inject venom into a human with its pincers but also by dropping venom from their legs as they crawl on the skin.

The giant centipede preys on invertebrates but has been known to catch and eat lizards, snakes, toads and rodents. According to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine, their South American cousins ...

Along with the high number of sightings of roaches and snakes as a result of this spring and summer’s rainfall, the Texas cherry headed centipede is also coming out of hiding, creating a bit of ...

TEXAS -- 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.

Texas Parks and Wildlife posted a photo of a Texas Redhead centipede to Facebook Wednesday, found at Garner State Park in Hill Country, Texas. The image, which shows the brightly-colored centipede ...