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all those legs, and you can't kill em! they run away to quickly and then they wait for you to come in the basement
Okay, I never gave a thought to centipedes until now. I'm starting to freak out...
Ok, there are a lot of people that hate centipedes here. On the other hand, they are excellent for controlling the local spider population. I kill the big ones but I usually let the little guys go. They aren't very durable, you just have to be fast enough to get them.
This cave I went to in Vietnam has these centipedes that have evolved to eat these insects down there...and they're HUGE. Like...dinosaur centipedes. Their bodies look like snakes. And they move just as fast as the little ones do. They won't kill you, but the venom makes you very sick and it's a 3 day hike out of the cave, and another two and a half to civilization. Fucking centipedes, man.
Millipedes and centipedes are primeval. Additionally,if you corner them, they will jump right onto you.
They creep me out a bit but I feel much safer wearing gloves in the garden. But I don't generally kill bugs. Aphids, ants, and poisonous spiders notwithstanding.
Centipedes are vile! I had some garden centipedes at one of my old houses. They always scared the crap out of me.
WHY. Why would you mention such a VILE thing. I thought that I'd wiped that shitfest(feast?) from my mind, but it seems that there's always someone bringing it up ¬_¬
And OP, it's normal. I'm okay with the little ones, but the massive ones and the creepy ones with the really long, twitchy legs induce shivers of terror up my spine.
Lol I kno how u feel I'm disgusted by maggots and certain other insects SO GROSS EW
I'm not the biggest fan of insects in general, but centipedes? They're amazing! Imagine controlling that number of legs. I struggle with two. And look at these guys walking around with fifty either side.
If you look closely you'll see all the legs are connected with little cables. So it's really just two legs.