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Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 3:28 AM GMT Quote So I'm sure i'm not the only person who hate cenipedes. However i've come to deal with them because when you turn the light on they run like a jolt away from you.. except last week when one ran towards me and last night when one fell out of a dish towel and into my hand.. bloody thing was at least 2 inches. I still haven't gotten over the one that was carrying a peice of dog food kibble for dinner across my kitchen floor 3 years ago. I think they have a nest in or around my house anyone else have or had problems with these horrid creatures?

BodyWork4 Posts: 590	Jul 18, 2008 3:32 AM GMT Quote Oh... Sorry, I was wondering where my tattoo went. My bad.
blink777 Posts: 493	Jul 18, 2008 3:32 AM GMT Quote Dear god, as if you had to bring that thing up in another topic. I got those quite often at my old basement apartment before I started near-daily Raid sprays. Fucking things scared the shit out of me when I'd go for a towel and they'd be like "OH HAI! U SEEN MAI DISGUSTING?"
fitguymike Posts: 357	Jul 18, 2008 3:53 AM GMT Quote I've had the occasional critter too. I have an 100+ year old house so there's bound to be things like that. I only noticed one recently after I redid my kitchen floor. I called the cats in to kill it and ended up using raid. Fortunately? I have a lot of cellar spiders that keep most insects in check--and as long as they are downstairs where I don't go very often, they can live.
MunchingZombi... Posts: 1820	Jul 18, 2008 3:55 AM GMT Quote That is a House Centipede and is freaky as all get out. To get rid of them I usually scream like a girl and throw a shoe at it until it disappears. They actually eat a lot of other insects like spiders and ants, but they are so freakish who wants to live with them?
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 4:02 AM GMT Quote blink777 saidDear god, as if you had to bring that thing up in another topic. I got those quite often at my old basement apartment before I started near-daily Raid sprays. Fucking things scared the shit out of me when I'd go for a towel and they'd be like "OH HAI! U SEEN MAI DISGUSTING?" Funny story. I used that post to test out to see if I had the IMG codes right for the pic. Then everytime I tried to delete that pic my computer froze. So I just edited it and made it into some post about dog names.. Sorry you barfed a little Problem is Mike that spiders attract them because they are one of there main sourses of food. I use to have spiders a lot of them until these friggin things showed up. Thanks Zombie. I was trying to get to like them this summer learn to live with them but now that I touched one by accident and they feel as gross as they look they need to get the eff out. Tip for killing them thou. Use a fly squatter. The holes in the squatter lets the air travel thru so they don't feel you coming. things like shoes create a a little movement in the air which makes them run like hell which is another reason there so gross.. Oh that and when you do finally kill the bastard thing its legs still keep on moving
blink777 Posts: 493	Jul 18, 2008 4:03 AM GMT Quote Oh christ... The memories... NEVER come back to this thread.
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 4:05 AM GMT Quote blink777 saidOh christ... The memories... NEVER come back to this thread. The ones that live in the jungles are orange and are about a foot long. I take it you've never seen the video on youtube of one eating a mouse? Because I actually died a little after I watched it.
joggerva Posts: 410	Jul 18, 2008 4:11 AM GMT Quote Sean_85 saidThe ones that live in the jungles are orange and are about a foot long. I take it you've never seen the video on youtube of one eating a mouse? Because I actually died a little after I watched it. Oh my God, must resist urge to go to youtube and look this up...
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 4:16 AM GMT Quote joggerva said Sean_85 saidThe ones that live in the jungles are orange and are about a foot long. I take it you've never seen the video on youtube of one eating a mouse? Because I actually died a little after I watched it. Oh my God, must resist urge to go to youtube and look this up... If you find the urge click on the links... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CL2hetqpfg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3APJA0EedSE&feature=related
Caslon7000 Posts: 7578	Jul 18, 2008 4:16 AM GMT Quote Sean_85 said blink777 saidOh christ... The memories... NEVER come back to this thread. The ones that live in the jungles are orange and are about a foot long. I take it you've never seen the video on youtube of one eating a mouse? Because I actually died a little after I watched it. Ok...i wont sleep tonight. WHY DIDNT YOU STOP IT AND SAVE THAT MOUSE??? HOW COULD YOU LET THAT HAPPEN??? YOU MUST BE ANIMAL!!!! ...
halltd Posts: 295	Jul 18, 2008 4:18 AM GMT Quote Ugghhhhhh. That thing reminds me of all the critters I found in my apartment when I lived in the Caribbean. Talk about nastiness. Thankfully they were always on the floor and most of the time dead. Thankfully my landlord sprayed for bugs regularly.
reedw Posts: 87	Jul 18, 2008 4:22 AM GMT Quote OH MY GAH!!!
In2Lectual Posts: 252	Jul 18, 2008 4:22 AM GMT Quote They typically don't bother me and sometimes I will pick them up and take them outside instead of killing them... HOWEVER... one day, I was down in the basement and one ran from behind the toilet near my foot...not only did it nearly scare the shit out of me (literally) I almost pissed on my foot. Lol. But I don't have a problem when I see them approach, lol, but when they surprise me...bad things can happen. Lol.
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 4:24 AM GMT Quote Caslon5000 said Sean_85 said blink777 saidOh christ... The memories... NEVER come back to this thread. The ones that live in the jungles are orange and are about a foot long. I take it you've never seen the video on youtube of one eating a mouse? Because I actually died a little after I watched it. Ok...i wont sleep tonight. WHY DIDNT YOU STOP IT AND SAVE THAT MOUSE??? HOW COULD YOU LET THAT HAPPEN??? YOU MUST BE ANIMAL!!!! ... I know I got kinda pissed off too because the video seemed really more about the joy this guy got out of watching this mouse being tourtured than the Cenipede eating. But a bug that big needs a mouse or a frog to fill his belly. Still.. the fact that something like that shares this planet with me is a reason to sleep with one eye open.
In2Lectual Posts: 252	Jul 18, 2008 4:30 AM GMT Quote I can't stop looking at the related videosssssss!!! Damn you!!!
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 4:34 AM GMT Quote In2LectualBlkMan saidI can't stop looking at the related videosssssss!!! Damn you!!! Yeah check the one out of the monster ass one laying eggs... effing wont eat for a week.
metalxracr Posts: 388	Jul 18, 2008 4:38 AM GMT Quote Enjoy.
RBY71 Posts: 2057	Jul 18, 2008 4:47 AM GMT Quote Common house centipedes are so cute!. I get them all the time and the cat eats any he can catch. Don't kill them! They are in your house because there are other buggies and spiders for them to eat.
ActiveAndFit Posts: 2505	Jul 18, 2008 4:49 AM GMT Quote Its the "sweet mother of God" bug. She has lots of children .. and they are VERY HUNGRY
XRuggerATX Posts: 2524	Jul 18, 2008 4:53 AM GMT Quote One of these somehow got into Best Buy while I was there, wriggling on the smooth tile floor but getting nowhere. It was at least 6" long. I had never seen one before and thought it was some new little toy they were selling. But once I learned it was alive I got a chill up my spine. Apparently each leg is also a stinger. It drew a lot of attention and all the teenagers who work at Best Buy forgot to help customers for about ten minutes. Kinda like Hollister all the time. ;-) Anyway, f*cking creepy!
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 4:54 AM GMT Quote RBY71 saidCommon house centipedes are so cute!. I get them all the time and the cat eats any he can catch. Don't kill them! They are in your house because there are other buggies and spiders for them to eat. Yeah see i'm down with a spider and I don't mind the potato bugs even if they do make a gross crunch when you step on them coming down to get a glass of water at night in the dark.. However these cenipedes have a very alarming look about them that makes me have to kill them a little bit. Maybe I should get a cat and put this f*cker down the food chain which currently he seems to be on top off.
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 4:56 AM GMT Quote XRuggerATX saidKinda like Hollister all the time. ;-) Anyway, f*cking creepy! LMAO that was a good call man did they end up killing it?
blink777 Posts: 493	Jul 18, 2008 4:56 AM GMT Quote ... Why the hell didn't I listen to myself and stay away. My god, I'm not going to get any sleep tonight. And RBY: No. Just no .
RBY71 Posts: 2057	Jul 18, 2008 5:02 AM GMT Quote XRuggerATX said One of these somehow got into Best Buy while I was there, wriggling on the smooth tile floor but getting nowhere. It was at least 6" long. I had never seen one before and thought it was some new little toy they were selling. But once I learned it was alive I got a chill up my spine. Apparently each leg is also a stinger. It drew a lot of attention and all the teenagers who work at Best Buy forgot to help customers for about ten minutes. Kinda like Hollister all the time. ;-) Anyway, f*cking creepy! That's a purdy one. Unlike the house centipede it could probably give ya a painful dose of venom. It's still cute though.
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 5:02 AM GMT Quote I think it looks homophobic
MunchingZombi... Posts: 1820	Jul 18, 2008 5:17 AM GMT Quote This thread is grosser than Goatse
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 5:30 AM GMT Quote MunchingZombie saidThis thread is grosser than Goatse whats a Goatse? UPDATE Thanks to Yahoo image search I now know what goatse is
RBY71 Posts: 2057	Jul 18, 2008 5:40 AM GMT Quote Sean_85 said MunchingZombie saidThis thread is grosser than Goatse whats a Goatse? UPDATE Thanks to Yahoo image search I now know what goatse is Okay, I have to bleach my eyes now.
shyguy346 Posts: 126	Jul 18, 2008 5:46 AM GMT Quote JESUS!! Can their legs really grow THAT long? If I saw that crawling around my house, I'd flip the shit out
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 5:47 AM GMT Quote It should not be called Goatse.. That's what a child might call there pet Goat. that should be called something that I don't want to name because its so gross. I'd rather cuddle a cenipede.. second thought.. no i wouldn't update just killed this one with Tilex in my bathtub
metalxracr Posts: 388	Jul 18, 2008 6:03 AM GMT Quote XRuggerATX said One of these somehow got into Best Buy while I was there, wriggling on the smooth tile floor but getting nowhere. It was at least 6" long. I had never seen one before and thought it was some new little toy they were selling. But once I learned it was alive I got a chill up my spine. Apparently each leg is also a stinger. It drew a lot of attention and all the teenagers who work at Best Buy forgot to help customers for about ten minutes. Kinda like Hollister all the time. ;-) Anyway, f*cking creepy! It even has the Best Buy Colors! Blue and Yellow!
ActiveAndFit Posts: 2505	Jul 18, 2008 6:07 AM GMT Quote Sean_85 saidupdate just killed this one with Tilex in my bathtub Next thing you will be throwing them off cliffs! c'mon now .. luv that bug!!
blink777 Posts: 493	Jul 18, 2008 6:26 AM GMT Quote Sean_85 said update just killed this one with Tilex in my bathtub Haha! Atta' boy! I've done that with Windex too... Used a good lot of the bottle, but it was worth it.
RBY71 Posts: 2057	Jul 18, 2008 6:35 AM GMT Quote Sean_85 saidIt should not be called Goatse.. That's what a child might call there pet Goat. that should be called something that I don't want to name because its so gross. I'd rather cuddle a cenipede.. second thought.. no i wouldn't update just killed this one with Tilex in my bathtub mean!
Nautical Posts: 161	Jul 18, 2008 7:09 AM GMT Quote i got freakin cold chills from that damn picture.
homonculus Posts: 99	Jul 18, 2008 7:29 AM GMT Quote Um - I feel the vomit hovering just below my eye balls - especially after having seen "goatse tubgirl." Cute! Maybe we could put Goatse in Centipede's pen and watch what happens..?
Hidden/Deleted Member	Jul 18, 2008 7:46 AM GMT Quote Next time that happens - you can jump in my arms...
geebus Posts: 92	Jul 18, 2008 7:48 AM GMT Quote great. just great. I thought I would gain more knowledge by looking at that video and also the "goatse" image. Now I lost my appetite for dinner.
metalxracr Posts: 388	Jul 18, 2008 8:19 AM GMT Quote
bgcat57 Posts: 890	Jul 18, 2008 10:38 AM GMT Quote Personally, if I see a House Centipede, it will be killed. I leave the protection of my house to the spiders. I've never been bitten by a spider (and I used to have a pet tarantula when I was much younger) in my entire life and I've seen thousands over the years. House Centipedes on the other hand, I've not seen often at all but I have been bitten by one. Only pets and possibly BF would be allowed 'love bites', but nothing else.
Lapinblanc Posts: 241	Jul 18, 2008 11:05 AM GMT Quote O.K. that gaint centipede eating the mouse was SICK..I'm gonna be afraid to walk barefoot for a while now THANKS ALOT GUYS
Fable Posts: 255	Jul 18, 2008 11:14 AM GMT Quote Did you guys know that centipedes are the world's most poisonouos bug? i used to catch them when i was little and out them in a jar. and then drop a load of bugs in... It was fun but cruel. Am i mean?
SAHEM62896 Posts: 960	Jul 18, 2008 12:33 PM GMT Quote RBY71 said Sean_85 said MunchingZombie saidThis thread is grosser than Goatse whats a Goatse? UPDATE Thanks to Yahoo image search I now know what goatse is Okay, I have to bleach my eyes now. bleach wasn't strong enough...i had to cut my eyes out! i am touch-typing this addition to the thread. as for centipedes... when i lived in new york we used to find them all over the place. called the orkin man.
tommysguns200... Posts: 859	Jul 18, 2008 1:15 PM GMT Quote oh, you babies...try finding one of these on the ceiling over your bed at night: I almost moved out and sold the house the first time I saw one of these.
Sedative Posts: 5137	Jul 18, 2008 1:25 PM GMT Quote LOL Thank your stars you weren't born in Asia then. We have giant centipedes here. In the Philippines we call them Alupihan or Ulihipan/Aluhipan. They are poisonous to humans and I grew up occasionally finding them under rocks. They eat mice, lizards, frogs, etc. They are often mesmerizing to watch. And I remember a lot of times when chasing an Ulihipan around the house becomes a harrowing nightmare as it squeezes under carpets, loose clothing, under desks, etc. It always seemed to be trying to get inside your pants, climb up your leg and bite your balls. LOL Centipedes are actually one of the two Philippine arthropods who have legends of them climbing up the pants and biting the family jewels (OUCH) the other one is the Timos (Mole Cricket), which also has a painful though not venomous bite. Two inches? LOL Try 8 inches in rich venomous orange. The pic is life-sized.
tommysguns200... Posts: 859	Jul 18, 2008 1:30 PM GMT Quote why would anyone live there, Sed? its like a science fiction story or something...
RBY71 Posts: 2057	Jul 18, 2008 1:33 PM GMT Quote Awwww, a little bark scorpion isn't gonna hurt ya much tommybaby, well, unless you're allergic. Scorpions are cute. At my last job one of the girls I worked with kept a big fat emperor scorpion in our office. It wouldn't even sting you if it was annoyed, but gently pinch your finger if it felt it was being over handled.
RBY71 Posts: 2057	Jul 18, 2008 1:41 PM GMT Quote bgcat57 saidPersonally, if I see a House Centipede, it will be killed. I leave the protection of my house to the spiders. I've never been bitten by a spider (and I used to have a pet tarantula when I was much younger) in my entire life and I've seen thousands over the years. House Centipedes on the other hand, I've not seen often at all but I have been bitten by one. Only pets and possibly BF would be allowed 'love bites', but nothing else. See I've been bitten by a wood-louse hunter in my apartment and it was not fun. It hurt like hell and blistered for days. I'll take a whole army of house centipedes over one of these little bastards. Though honestly, I'm not sure who would win that showdown. The wood-louse hunter has some serious chelicerae.
Awemazing Posts: 130	Jul 18, 2008 1:43 PM GMT Quote W.....TF!?!?!?!??!? LMAO! I swear, I would DIE! I know it's just a bug, but no. Fuck that! lol. You gotta move! Hahahahaha
tommysguns200... Posts: 859	Jul 18, 2008 1:49 PM GMT Quote you never cease to amaze me, rby...never.
Sedative Posts: 5137	Jul 18, 2008 1:55 PM GMT Quote tommysguns2000 saidwhy would anyone live there, Sed? its like a science fiction story or something... -_- Well, call me Spock! And yeah, when I was a kid, I'd use to take the garden hose and spray down one side of our porch which was made of wood. When the water would soak through, I'd go check the other side to see scorpions scurrying away from the water. Then I'd go get an empty jar and catch them They were small though, probably juveniles. And yeah they were Bark Scorpions (Probably Lychas mucronatus or at least of the Lychas genus from the distinctive checker marking and the slender claws that were on them). EDIT: And I think Silverfish are beautiful LOL, but they eat books. And the one thing I will kill immediately if it gets inside the house are the giant brown spiders that carry their eggsacs with them. In the local dialect they are called Cinco-Cincos, because the egg-cases are about as big as the old five-peso coin. It's this one exactly. The leg span is only slightly smaller than my palm. Also when I was younger, I once ran through my grandmother's Santol (a kind of fruit, I dunno it's English name, if it has any at all) orchard and smacked into a massive web. The strands felt as firm as threads, no kidding. Then I felt this creeping on my shoulder. I screamed and brushed it away. LOL. It was this spider. It's BIG. The abdomen is the size of two of your pinky fingers side by side. Giant wood spider: They make webs that span trees. I made the mistake of running through one. LOL. Also an interesting fact. The males of this species are TINY. And they often accompany the females in her web. And I won't forget to mention a favorite pastime of filipino youth: Spider Fighting. LOL I spent most of my childhood hunting spiders for this kind of fights. It's like Pokemon. ROFLMAO Spiders were prized and even had varieties based on where they were caught from. My favorite was the Mais-Mais (literally 'Corn Corn' or 'That which came from Corn'), which was striped brown with bluish-red legs. They had the best tactic. Totally silent then when the enemy spider approaches they lash out and skewer them. It's gruesome now, but I really enjoyed it once.
RBY71 Posts: 2057	Jul 18, 2008 2:04 PM GMT Quote Now if you got tagged by this handsome little fellow, you might be in deep caca-doody. Then again, you'd probably be in the Middle-East or Northern Africa.
SurrealLife Posts: 3788	Jul 18, 2008 2:17 PM GMT Quote Sean_85 said So I'm sure i'm not the only person who hate cenipedes. However i've come to deal with them because when you turn the light on they run like a jolt away from you.. except last week when one ran towards me and last night when one fell out of a dish towel and into my hand.. bloody thing was at least 2 inches. I still haven't gotten over the one that was carrying a peice of dog food kibble for dinner across my kitchen floor 3 years ago. I think they have a nest in or around my house anyone else have or had problems with these horrid creatures? Am I the only one on this website who sees the beauty in these creatures? One of mother nature's amazing creations. Could be worse Sean85, you could be infested with cockroaches. I lived in a one-bedroom apartment for two years that had its' own colony of roaches. I would turn the light on in the kitchen and see this scurrying towards the sink by half a dozen of them. I bought roach hotels to send them to cockroach heaven.
blink777 Posts: 493	Jul 18, 2008 2:18 PM GMT Quote squirms I hate you people. I hate you people. I hate you people. I hate you people. Really going to make an effort to stay away from this thread now.
joggerva Posts: 410	Jul 18, 2008 2:24 PM GMT Quote blink777 saidReally going to make an effort to stay away from this thread now. Yeah right, good luck with that. I told myself that last night, and yet here I am...
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 2:26 PM GMT Quote Fable saidDid you guys know that centipedes are the world's most poisonouos bug? i used to catch them when i was little and out them in a jar. and then drop a load of bugs in... It was fun but cruel. Am i mean? Actually I learn't that Centipedes are not arachnids but part of there own class called the Chilopoda which are not bugs but they are high evolved and have been around for millions of years. And I thought it was ceni.. but its centi which manks much more sence. There alot like pokemon Sed.. except when you want them to go the fck away they don't disapear into a magical ball.. they stay there freaking the sht outta you.
bgcat57 Posts: 890	Jul 18, 2008 2:35 PM GMT Quote RBY71 said See I've been bitten by a wood-louse hunter in my apartment and it was not fun. It hurt like hell and blistered for days. I'll take a whole army of house centipedes over one of these little bastards. Though honestly, I'm not sure who would win that showdown. The wood-louse hunter has some serious chelicerae. I use to think that woodlouse hunters weren't true spiders, but later learned that they were, whereas Tarantulas aren't true spiders. Since I've never seen any type of live woodlouse hunter, was the bite from the chelicerae or are they for 'holding' prey or some other purpose?
RBY71 Posts: 2057	Jul 18, 2008 2:43 PM GMT Quote bgcat57 said RBY71 said See I've been bitten by a wood-louse hunter in my apartment and it was not fun. It hurt like hell and blistered for days. I'll take a whole army of house centipedes over one of these little bastards. Though honestly, I'm not sure who would win that showdown. The wood-louse hunter has some serious chelicerae. I use to think that woodlouse hunters weren't true spiders, but later learned that they were, whereas Tarantulas aren't true spiders. Since I've never seen any type of live woodlouse hunter, was the bite from the chelicerae or are they for 'holding' prey or some other purpose? Its a fancy word for the appendage that is tipped with the fangs. In spiders they are a multipurpose tool used for holding/scewering/invenomating prey as well as people who's beds they wander into. Most scorpion chelicerae are actually itsy bitsy pincher like claws around their mouth that they use to "chew up" their food. Scorpion (emperor i think) Baboon spider (the actual fang portion of the chelicerae are folded underneath the two large furry appendages in front of its eyes) One of the fuckers that tagged me. (please pardon my poor photoshopping skills.)
Sedative Posts: 5137	Jul 18, 2008 3:14 PM GMT Quote Sean_85 said Fable saidDid you guys know that centipedes are the world's most poisonouos bug? i used to catch them when i was little and out them in a jar. and then drop a load of bugs in... It was fun but cruel. Am i mean? Actually I learn't that Centipedes are not arachnids but part of there own class called the Chilopoda which are not bugs but they are high evolved and have been around for millions of years. And I thought it was ceni.. but its centi which manks much more sence. There alot like pokemon Sed.. except when you want them to go the fck away they don't disapear into a magical ball.. they stay there freaking the sht outta you. Actually centipede venom is rarely lethal (if it ever is). I think arthropods like Banana spiders (which has neurotoxic venom) and Widow spiders, etc. are much more dangerous. They also aren't technically 'bugs' which are insects belonging to the order Hemiptera (literally 'Half-winged'). Gotta catch them all! NOT! And about my spider fighting experiences, I developed arachnophobia only after an incident in which a spider I kept escaped and while looking for it I accidentally stepped on it and squished it. SHIVERS... Now when I see a spider abdomen, all I remember is the way it felt when my foot came down on that poor spider. ICK
Sedative Posts: 5137	Jul 18, 2008 3:29 PM GMT Quote RBY71 said bgcat57 said RBY71 said See I've been bitten by a wood-louse hunter in my apartment and it was not fun. It hurt like hell and blistered for days. I'll take a whole army of house centipedes over one of these little bastards. Though honestly, I'm not sure who would win that showdown. The wood-louse hunter has some serious chelicerae. I use to think that woodlouse hunters weren't true spiders, but later learned that they were, whereas Tarantulas aren't true spiders. Since I've never seen any type of live woodlouse hunter, was the bite from the chelicerae or are they for 'holding' prey or some other purpose? Its a fancy word for the appendage that is tipped with the fangs. In spiders they are a multipurpose tool used for holding/scewering/invenomating prey as well as people who's beds they wander into. Most scorpion chelicerae are actually itsy bitsy pincher like claws around their mouth that they use to "chew up" their food. Actually both woodlouse hunters and tarantulas are true spiders since they belong to the suborder Araneae Also yeah, appendages around the mouthparts are called Chelicerae (Greek 'Claw' + 'Horn'). They're little arms actually that are tipped with claws or fangs. Pincers to the contrary are longer appendages (sometimes used for walking) and are called Chelae scientifically. Strangest among arachnids however are Whip Spiders:
gumbosolo Posts: 98	Jul 18, 2008 3:44 PM GMT Quote I will not be complaining about the mosquitoes again. The cockroaches, maybe. I was freaking out when I read that banana spiders are deadly . . . turns out that's the kind in South America. North American banana spiders are still harmless, albeit huge and skull-like.
RBY71 Posts: 2057	Jul 18, 2008 3:55 PM GMT Quote Did anyone catch Spidermania the other night on Animal Planet? They had a Venezuelan Greenbottle Blue tarantula on there. I won't post an image because the ones online don't do it justice. It has a brilliant metallic blue or blue-green carapace and a bright orange abdomen. I'm not sure where people are getting their images of these online, but they look nothing like the ones on the show.
powerbart Posts: 36	Jul 18, 2008 4:15 PM GMT Quote i tough i had no phobias, but i cant stand those horribles things
Hidden/Deleted Member	Jul 18, 2008 4:18 PM GMT Quote Sean_85 said OMG It's verified too!!!
zdrew Posts: 1868	Jul 18, 2008 4:26 PM GMT Quote That's it. I'm never sleeping again. In fact, I might never come down from the barstool I'm perched on at this moment.
bgcat57 Posts: 890	Jul 18, 2008 4:29 PM GMT Quote I missed the Spidermania show. Now I'll have to look for it. I know that the chelicerae on a tarantula are far simpler than on a true spider, that's why I thought that woodlouse hunters weren't true spiders. Tarantula's fangs on the ends of the chelicerae are more limited in motion than a spider (and I seem to remember that because they aren't parallel like a spider that that has something to do with it as well as there being some difference in the segments of the pedipalps.) I trying to remember this from decades ago and taxonomy may have changed since then.
RyanReBoRn Posts: 545	Jul 18, 2008 5:01 PM GMT Quote I HATE INSECTS!!! Now Especially Spiders and CENTIPEDES!!!! Now I know what that little wierd insect I found under that towel was... A BABY HOUSE CENTIPEDES! (Hates spiders Unreally) RAID!!!
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 18, 2008 5:04 PM GMT Quote Yeah cleaning them up after you kill 'em is just as worse. because there legs keep twitching and go everywhere... and there guts do stain. I can deal with the babies because there cute.. but the big momma ones are not coolio
auryn Posts: 1419	Jul 18, 2008 5:18 PM GMT Quote Thanks, This was the perfect topic to open up AS I EAT MY BREAKFAST! I'll never learn.
a1972guy Posts: 1819	Jul 18, 2008 5:24 PM GMT Quote Yeah, we don't have that problem in SF, unless you count the Homeless population?!?!?!?
HighVoltageGu... Posts: 1077	Jul 18, 2008 5:40 PM GMT Quote a1972guy saidYeah, we don't have that problem in SF, unless you count the Homeless population?!?!?!? OMG! LOL!!!
Thirdbeach Posts: 388	Jul 18, 2008 6:00 PM GMT Quote Sean_85 said So I'm sure i'm not the only person who hate centipedes. I'd recommend Stir-frying in a wok with Garlic Butter. Or you could use a Garlic Chili sauce. Either would be good.
DinGdoNg Posts: 293	Jul 18, 2008 6:05 PM GMT Quote this thread is gross !!! yuck !!!
KentuckyTuss Posts: 142	Jul 18, 2008 6:32 PM GMT Quote I don't have many bug problems, living in a colder climate. I only get these TINY tiny tiny spiders that like to drop from the ceiling right next to my face. They get burninated with my lighter. I'm sure that after reading this thread, I'm going to be slapping invisible bugs off my body for days.
MikeOnMain Posts: 470	Jul 18, 2008 11:12 PM GMT Quote Love the bugger, hate the bug. PS: That giant centipede vs mouse snuff-flick was uber-gross.
Surfwarrior Posts: 263	Jul 19, 2008 12:08 AM GMT Quote Sweet mother of GOD is right! Snakes i can handle, things in the sea no problem, cats, tigers, bears, lions, four legged animals, fine. INSECTS, fucking 6 legged, nasty bastards that run at top speed and have fangs and hairy knees, freak me the fuck out! Just reading this thread has given me the heebies and the jeebies! I have a metal chain on my neck that is starting to freak me out because everytime it shifts i thing some freaky insect is crawling up my neck. You utter utter bastards. If i don't get any sleep tonight i am sending threatening letters to the regulator! Shakes fist in old man codger style
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Jul 19, 2008 4:35 PM GMT Quote MikeOnMain saidLove the bugger, hate the bug. PS: That giant centipede vs mouse snuff-flick was uber-gross. Oh after I watched that I sat in my computer chair with my feet of the ground for about and hour.. As a kid you assume bugs eat other bugs.. theres something gross about it eating a mammal, but also kind of cool at the same time.
looknrnd Posts: 283	Jul 20, 2008 10:26 PM GMT Quote Just sue them for stealing your dog food! Otherwise, pine sol will solve the problem. The best thing to kill bugs with is cleaning products.
Soufian Posts: 260	Jul 20, 2008 10:41 PM GMT Quote NO!!! This has to stop!!!!!!!!! I was reading this thread and my feet started tingeling and stuff omg no this is not okay, we need to remove these horrifying creatures from our planet..im serious. If there is one thing that can put me in a coma, it's an insect like the ones in this topic...
MikeOnMain Posts: 470	Jul 21, 2008 3:03 AM GMT Quote Sean_85 saidAs a kid you assume bugs eat other bugs.. theres something gross about it eating a mammal, but also kind of cool at the same time. It's true...it seems somehow especially unjust to see an insect kill a mouse, but then bacteria and viruses kill off animals (and people) every day. As for coolness, it's a little bit like seeing Jurassic Park come to life. One of the advantages of life in New England: the winters here are cold enough to kill off just about anything.
fastprof Posts: 1280	Jul 21, 2008 3:37 AM GMT Quote Sean_85 said I know I got kinda pissed off too because the video seemed really more about the joy this guy got out of watching this mouse being tourtured than the Cenipede eating.. I agree with Sean_85. I think that the YouTube videos were demented. It's one thing for giant centipedes to stalk and kill a mouse or a frog or whatever. It's another thing for a human to intentionally force a living thing into the the maws, all in service of getting a juicy video for YouTube. Can you imagine the terror of the mouse? And some idiot human taunting it with a feather to get it caught. That's sick.
MunchingZombi... Posts: 1820	Jul 21, 2008 3:52 AM GMT Quote I don't know. Maybe that is what Giant Centipedes eat. Perhaps we weren't watching sadistic adolescents joyfully watching a mouse die, but pet owners filming their bad ass pet having lunch.
dcarm Posts: 284	Jul 21, 2008 4:31 AM GMT Quote Personally? If it kills spiders, I reckon it can stay. Unless it's worse than spiders. I'm not sure if these are worse or not. If I let them eat my spiders, then they'll be the worst thing in the house... well... except the cat.
MikeOnMain Posts: 470	Jul 21, 2008 11:27 PM GMT Quote MunchingZombie wroteMaybe that is what Giant Centipedes eat. Perhaps we weren't watching sadistic adolescents joyfully watching a mouse die, but pet owners filming their bad ass pet having lunch. <><><><><><><><> From the Wikipedia: Scolopendra gigantea, the Peruvian giant yellowleg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede, is the largest representative of the genus Scolopendra, regularly reaching lengths of 26 cm and can exceed 30 cm. It inhabits the northern and western regions of South America and the islands of Trinidad and Jamaica. It is carnivorous, feeding on lizards, frogs, birds, mice, and even bats. It is also known to prey on Tarantulas. <><><><><><><><> Even if it does eat mice, the whole act of filming it does seem to celebrate the horror and the gore in a pretty disturbing way.
Hidden/Deleted Member	Jul 22, 2008 5:58 AM GMT Quote That first one looks harmless, kinda cute. That blue centipede is gnarly, we get the orange armored ones here, Sed posted a pic. Found one of these in our house two days ago: Vinegaroon. I swear one let loose with a puff of vinegar smelling stuff out the top of his abdomen in a little mushroom cloud a few years back while I was rooting around under the house. Lopped the head off a 2 foot rattlesnake a few hours ago. The sheep were heading for me as I stood a few feet out the back door. Sheep went straight up when he let off in some weeds, I spied the snake, grabbed a handy shovel and dispatched him.
metalxracr Posts: 388	Jul 22, 2008 6:06 AM GMT Quote Buckwheet saidThat first one looks harmless, kinda cute. That blue centipede is gnarly, we get the orange armored ones here, Sed posted a pic. Found one of these in our house two days ago: Vinegaroon. I swear one let loose with a puff of vinegar smelling stuff out the top of his abdomen in a little mushroom cloud a few years back while I was rooting around under the house. Lopped the head off a 2 foot rattlesnake a few hours ago. The sheep were heading for me as I stood a few feet out the back door. Sheep went straight up when he let off in some weeds, I spied the snake, grabbed a handy shovel and dispatched him. That is freaky! And I used to LOVE killing snakes! They fascinated me, and my favorite were Rattle snakes! My Dad would shoot them and then give me their rattlers. I had a huge collection when I was young.
Funkapottomou... Posts: 291	Jul 22, 2008 6:07 AM GMT Quote Sean_85 said joggerva said Sean_85 saidThe ones that live in the jungles are orange and are about a foot long. I take it you've never seen the video on youtube of one eating a mouse? Because I actually died a little after I watched it. Oh my God, must resist urge to go to youtube and look this up... If you find the urge click on the links... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CL2hetqpfg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3APJA0EedSE&feature=related haha! he fucking destroyed that mouse! go centipede!
Awemazing Posts: 130	Aug 05, 2008 9:29 PM GMT Quote This thread made me paranoid beyond all belief. lol. I feel like there are spiders on me. I'm freaking...out! I need a shower and to watch Sesame Street or something. Haha. I think I'm gonna go call my mom. Yeah. I'm a bitch. So what? Haha
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Sep 30, 2008 6:58 AM GMT Quote Saw one tonight... its almost october and these fuckers an't dead yet!?!??!
Pattison Posts: 1834	Sep 30, 2008 7:08 AM GMT Quote I've got lots of red back Spiders in the garage, and huntsmen spiders in the house. I just let em be. No big on killing things.
chinosurfguy Posts: 87	Sep 30, 2008 7:23 AM GMT Quote ok so I started reading the whole thread and a big FUCK YOU to whoever mentioned goatse, you WILL be going to hell for that. ANYWAYS, I don't do the killing bug thing, I just let em go across the street in the bushes peace and love
Sean_85 Posts: 776	Sep 30, 2008 7:34 AM GMT Quote chinosurfguy saidok so I started reading the whole thread and a big FUCK YOU to whoever mentioned goatse, you WILL be going to hell for that. ANYWAYS, I don't do the killing bug thing, I just let em go across the street in the bushes peace and love Oh goatse is barf on a soda cracker
JuhJuhJEFF Posts: 142	Sep 30, 2008 7:40 AM GMT Quote Ok, who's hungry?

Sean_85 Posts: 776	Oct 01, 2008 3:15 AM GMT Quote JuhJuhJEFF saidOk, who's hungry? I've never in my life seen a bug like that. wtf is that lol.. EW

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