House Centipede
I know a lot of you read InsectPOD on weekdays, so I try to make sure that Monday has the most amazing picture of the week, something to welcome you back with special. Today’s picture comes from Andrew Lin, who sent us a picture of a house centipede once before. He says he caught this one in a glass and photographed it before releasing it outside.
I can’t get enough of this picture. If bugs had glamour shots, this would be one. Wow. Great shot, Andrew!
I’ve been getting zero response on wallpapers up til now, so holler if you want one.
Slowly getting the site back onto an even keel. It's nice to get back into the old posting rhythm.
Aaron said,
March 17, 2008 @ 10:38 am
My appreciation bugs has been increasing as I get older. I actually think spiders are beautiful now. But this guy has me seriously creeped out. I can’t stand crustaceans and this guy looks waaaay to close to one. I literally have to put my menu up at a seafood restaurant if my wife and son are devouring crab legs. Too creepy!
JFargo said,
March 17, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
Those things are creepy, and I fear them way more than I fear most spiders. Unfortunately for them, this fear doesn’t translate into “Run away,” but instead “Kill it with Fire!”
Athena said,
March 17, 2008 @ 7:38 pm
ok… So my parents got a manufactered home from the coast, and it must’ve had some eggs from these on it, because the first few years, they were *everywhere*. They seriously creeped me out at first. More so than spiders. But then I found out that they’re predators too and they eat spiders! (because all our spiders went missing when these showed up) So, since I didn’t like spiders and I hadn’t been bitten by one the first two years, I decided they can’t be that bad… The ones we had were at least twice the size of that one tho. With their legs in the same position, ours were at least 1.5 inches across and probably 3 inches long when full grown! (They must’ve been eating well!) Ours were pretty blues and greens too. LOL
And an important note to those who still find them too creepy to have around: For the love of you-know-who, DO NOT use a fly swatter on those things… I’m not even going to say why. Just don’t.
M said,
March 18, 2008 @ 5:28 am
…eep.
Thanks for putting up the one type of crawly that really triggers my “HOLY CRUD RUN AWAY” button….why can’t they be nice like millipedes?
SamWibatt said,
March 20, 2008 @ 8:42 pm
Gyaaarhghghg! We get these things in our basement (and sometimes upstairs). I’ve heard they’re Good Guys but they seriously gross me out. The first time I saw one, the way it moved made me think it was a hideously mutated cockroach. I about crawled out of my skin just looking at it.
Kestralyn said,
March 25, 2008 @ 10:49 am
Too many legs! Too many legs! GET IT AWAY!!!!! GAHAAHAHAHAHA!
Sorry. I’ve been finding that the photos on this site have been helping me cope with spiders better, but the many, many legged thingies still set me off in a fit.
David Brady said,
March 25, 2008 @ 11:06 am
Kestralyn: Sorry about that. I wonder, instead of having a SFA category (which filters out spiders only)… perhaps I should let people filter their browsing experience based on “maximum number of legs”.