Are there waterbugs resembling centipedes?

Question

I found a bug in my sink resembling a centipede that I believe is some type of waterbug. Any idea what this might be?

Answer 1

First of all, you have to know exactly what a centipede and a water bug is. A centipede is a segmented insect with 30-50 legs. They are carnivorous, eating smaller bugs and mice. They live closer to the ground, in warm and humid areas. A water bug is an insect that has tiny oils and hairs on it's legs that it uses to help it swim across water and catch prey. Water pollution is often a problem because it damages the hairs on a water bug's legs causing it to drown.
I can probably rule out the fact that the insect in your sink had been a centipede. But it doesn't necesarily mean it would be a water bug. There are so many different types of insects that can live in water also. Ants can live in water for 14 days and live!
Next time, maybe provide a better discription of the insect you found in your sink, and you might get a more specific answer.

Answer 2

If you're using "waterbug" as the common name for a cockroach, no way. There's not much that looks like centipedes except centipedes.. There are different kinds of centipedes, but if it's got lots of legs, it's a centipede.