fukdane 2 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I found a centipede (mukade?) in my bathroom today. Was quite shocked but happily he (she?) made a quick exit down the drain, followed by a LOT of water Got me looking it up on the web. Quote: Yes, centipede really does mean "100-footed," and yes, some centipedes actually do have 100 feet, but no, not all do. In fact, some centipedes have more than 100 feet, and some have as few as 30. That is just so cool. Think how cool it must be for dude centipedes checking out the legs of babe centipedes. Didn't know this though: Quote: Some species are highly venomous but only one human death has ever been recorded Cool. Quote: Like the millipedes, centipedes are highly segmented (15 to 173 segments), but with only one pair of walking legs per segment. I think they are well cool, but I am not keen on seeing another inside my home. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 i get 1 or 2 a year in my room. luckily I've been able to catch them quickly. I keep a can of bug killer next to my desk... Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Those things give me the creeps. How long was it? Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I sure am glad we don't get huge great big insects here. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I'm sure all the Hawaii members have memories of those buggers. I woke up with an 18cm one in my bed once. I woke up because it had bitten me in the small of my back - I thought I had been stabbed or something! All the sugar plantation ojiisans in Hawaii tell stories of working the canefields and having their trousers filled with them at the waistband at the end of the workday. Apparently, they don't like the sensation of human skin, so they crawl up the fabric inside the pant leg and end up at the beltline. Supposedly, centipedes don't turn around easily, so they just linger there. I'd be really poor if I was around back then since I'd be burning my trousers daily! Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Yep, Hawaii has big mean centipedes. I have a Maui friend with a scar on his foot from a centipede bite in Wailuku. Nasty! Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Quote: I woke up with an 18cm one in my bed once Yikes. I'd want to leave the country! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 My wife found one of the poisonous types in her wetsuit as she was about to put it on! Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 If youve found one then you should find its partner. Those buggers always come in 2s yeah? Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Yup... sometimes more. A co-worker from my previous career was cutting some of that huge yellow bamboo in his back yard, and when he chopped into one of the dried-up 15cm-diameter base sections, out poured several dozen fatties. Just like a horror flick. Needless to say, I didn't visit his home after that... Link to post Share on other sites
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