tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post7368070549385884515..comments2023-11-18T22:31:58.555+00:00Comments on Real Monstrosities: House CentipedeJoseph JGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623613806055217490noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-14259507169210761052019-08-18T01:46:03.880+01:002019-08-18T01:46:03.880+01:00This is just a fantastic comment though and throug...This is just a fantastic comment though and through. Good job, sir. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07346764173014702950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-40267886275253111362018-10-18T07:24:31.908+01:002018-10-18T07:24:31.908+01:00Tough call, but I would probably recommend killing...Tough call, but I would probably recommend killing them in this case. Unfortunately they may represent a threat to a baby if they bite and family comes first 👍. If I had a baby or child I would be on Pest Control big time. HugzzAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736519266381350401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-51483599236713861492017-02-15T18:16:44.913+00:002017-02-15T18:16:44.913+00:00Those are two fantastic creatures, lucky you!Those are two fantastic creatures, lucky you!Joseph JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623613806055217490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-40996676561554286782017-02-13T02:01:21.898+00:002017-02-13T02:01:21.898+00:00I found mine in the Coastal Area of Texas, I was v...I found mine in the Coastal Area of Texas, I was very excite!! I'm always looking for crawlies that I've never seen before. I once was lucky to find Mantifly that looked like a yellow jacket out here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424481358623677007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-72478275418188325862016-05-12T01:45:55.680+01:002016-05-12T01:45:55.680+01:00Wow, that's really bizarre! I think cats quite...Wow, that's really bizarre! I think cats quite often have strange relationships with various animals around them. It's like they have a kind of 'honour amongst predators'.Joseph JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623613806055217490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-9853174911084710862016-05-11T13:57:25.072+01:002016-05-11T13:57:25.072+01:00I recently moved into a small studio an an histori...I recently moved into a small studio an an historic building (old!) and there have been quite a few centipede visitors in the night. I don't seem to be able to catch them so I end up just chasing them away. One afternoon when I came home from work I noticed both my cats were in the bathtub playing with a huge centipede. I use the word 'playing" deliberately because I stood and watched the three of them silently for about a minute, and was amazed at how unafraid the insect was of the two mammals. It just waddled around as though it were teasing the cats. Finally I yelled, "Hey! and stomped my foot." The cats froze to look at me and the centipede zipped down the drain as fast as lightning. Very curious. It was as if it knew I was dangerous, and the cats were not.musical irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587153580189443020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-46368175075179841262016-02-13T18:02:09.789+00:002016-02-13T18:02:09.789+00:00Yup!
Shame it isn't more cuddly. All those le...Yup!<br /><br />Shame it isn't more cuddly. All those legs would make for epic cuddles!Joseph JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623613806055217490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-71569077762592491162016-02-13T09:46:24.936+00:002016-02-13T09:46:24.936+00:00If you ever see a centipede in your house, take th...If you ever see a centipede in your house, take that as proof that you have no cockroaches and no bedbugs. <br />With centipedes you don't have to poison yourself or your kids to be pest free. <br />Once you appreciate what they do, you will think they are so cute and cuddly. <br />Well, maybe not cuddly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974197821444638263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-87969498762194676982014-04-02T21:27:28.552+01:002014-04-02T21:27:28.552+01:00!
I sincerely doubt they would ever do that!!<br /><br />I sincerely doubt they would ever do that!Joseph JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623613806055217490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-40247246227664006182013-12-04T02:21:38.101+00:002013-12-04T02:21:38.101+00:00I started a Facebook Page on these weird creatures...I started a Facebook Page on these weird creatures. info on how to keep them in line so they don't over populate and info about them as well. please when you get the time on Facebook like my page and check it out, also laugh at my funny pics!!! here is the FB page: House Centipede You In My House? thnx u all check it out!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335029820770939580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-21837502124628679012013-09-13T07:40:06.934+01:002013-09-13T07:40:06.934+01:00That's adorable! I'm so glad you've sh...That's adorable! I'm so glad you've shown that man and House Centipede need not be enemies!<br /><br />"...he seems to like the heads the best"<br /><br />Hahaha! Relish that sentence because you won't get to say it often.<br /><br />And thanks for the link!Joseph JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623613806055217490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-32566195134826749262013-09-13T03:24:31.819+01:002013-09-13T03:24:31.819+01:00i have one of these as a pet they are cute and eas...i have one of these as a pet they are cute and easy to take care of and handle just have to be fast. see link http://www.reddit.com/r/awwnverts/comments/1lp4xd/meet_rikki_my_loveable_petvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640839343856248974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-91514706101574787022013-08-21T18:27:47.087+01:002013-08-21T18:27:47.087+01:00Good point. There are many ways of making a home i...Good point. There are many ways of making a home inhospitable to creepy crawlies!Joseph JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623613806055217490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-14375952485553810842013-08-20T18:59:54.481+01:002013-08-20T18:59:54.481+01:00I had huge house centipedes problems before (with ...I had huge house centipedes problems before (with huge house centipedes!). I eradicated them by doing a few common sense things:<br />1) Sealing up all cracks in baseboards, regardless of how small.<br />2) Sealing up all holes in the walls, especially around plumbing.<br />3) Sealing up/screening any unused drains. <br />4) Screening all vents.<br />5) Sealing off cracks in the front doors with door borders.<br /><br />These ways are safer and cheaper than pesticides. I used duct tape and transparent tape for some of these repairs, as I am not very handy.<br /><br />Of course, cleaning the house regularly also helps. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15359496120318441348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-55049010906649219892013-05-18T21:33:23.102+01:002013-05-18T21:33:23.102+01:00Hmmmm... An unfortunate conundrum. I cab't rea...Hmmmm... An unfortunate conundrum. I cab't really advise you too much but it sound like getting rid of them could well end up with who-knows-what replacing them. Hopefully they'll move out soon enough if there isn't anything left to feed on.Joseph JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623613806055217490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-10182856469297296992013-05-17T20:30:52.547+01:002013-05-17T20:30:52.547+01:00Also she's my shadow. so no matter what i do s...Also she's my shadow. so no matter what i do she will be right there getting into under around and touching what's even out of my reach. the centipedes are 2-3 inches long. i find them in every room. I never see any other insects in my home, I'm guessing due to those guys. Yet still i am torn. i fear finding one crawling on my baby or in her cribAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16967819903306870253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-37098535716487511022013-05-17T20:20:54.657+01:002013-05-17T20:20:54.657+01:00I am a full time homemaker.. lately i have been fi...I am a full time homemaker.. lately i have been finding these guys everywher! after learning from this site that they're good, still have mixed feelings about their presence, only for my daughters sake. she's 18months old and gets into anything and everything. and refuses shoes. i am.constantly checking her crib, ect. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16967819903306870253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-435340251067960822013-01-16T12:31:56.918+00:002013-01-16T12:31:56.918+00:00Haha! That sounds delightfully terrifying!Haha! That sounds delightfully terrifying!Joseph JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623613806055217490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-52347322234115666932013-01-14T10:39:40.066+00:002013-01-14T10:39:40.066+00:00Greetings folks... these centipedes are like a pho...Greetings folks... these centipedes are like a phobia to me.. I won't ever get used to them. Here is a fact. They came from the caves within the mediterranean areas. In japan... the folks call them gejigeji. Henceforth house centipede. Ladies and gentlemen... these things are extremely scary. Imagine sleeping with them... folks the ones in japan are like 3 times the original here in north america. Heck they grow up to like 5 to 6 inches... those gejigeji can JUMP.. lol. I saw a picture with about one hundred of the giant house centipedes in a cave. I fainted. Imagine being in a cave with hundreds of house centipedes. Thank evolution for this...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616499611676291086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-16480088186797948362011-06-13T08:40:26.443+01:002011-06-13T08:40:26.443+01:00Reducing damp and sealing cracks sounds like a gre...Reducing damp and sealing cracks sounds like a great idea. I really know what you mean about the in theory and in practise thing. It's not easy to have things crawling around the place at night, you're never quite sure what they might do.<br /><br />I had to laugh at that wood thing! It's a really common pattern in wood and I've seen it many times (I've never before asked myself what it actually is). This is the first time I've seen a resemblance to a centipede. On the one hand your completely right, on the other, I think you really need to deal with your centipede problem. It can't be good to see centipedes in planks of wood!Joseph JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623613806055217490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-84103753510853202502011-06-13T06:47:31.148+01:002011-06-13T06:47:31.148+01:00I don't mind these guys, in theory, but little...I don't mind these guys, in theory, but little harder in practise. I'm going to try to get rid of these guys by reducing the dampness and sealing cracks and whatnot, since I'm a bit paranoid a centipede might somehow sneak into the snail terrarium and eat them.<br /><br />One other good reason I'm going to rid my house of them is because of this uncanny pattern in the wood panelling which just resembles a giant one of these guys way too much. Here's a link with a picture of this: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/draem/centipedewoodpattern.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-78721226890056194072011-03-24T03:51:36.189+00:002011-03-24T03:51:36.189+00:00@Crunchy: Hmmm. I guess since you're here at R...@Crunchy: Hmmm. I guess since you're here at Real Monstrosities you must surely be a trust worthy, intelligent and cultivated individual, so I can't help but believe you! ;)<br /><br />@bill: Wow, Bill! You must have supreme self assurance to espouse such sentiments. I'm sure people have been thrown out of villages for saying stuff like that. I'm very impressed!<br /><br />For the record, I'm sure you look great with your insides on the inside and completely covered and unseen. Don't change a thing!Joseph JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623613806055217490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-67931650847216513762011-03-23T22:51:35.623+00:002011-03-23T22:51:35.623+00:00These house centipedes are really very beautiful. ...These house centipedes are really very beautiful. I like the way the light penetrates the exoskeleton and you can see what's going on inside. I wish I were like that!<br /><br />Wild_Bill:www.wildramblings.comBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820138063960706998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-28139402622846835842011-03-23T22:07:48.629+00:002011-03-23T22:07:48.629+00:00I didn't mean it! I was gentle! :(I didn't mean it! I was gentle! :(Crunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168966625437103310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711029747294427530.post-57039420981067381552011-03-23T19:45:47.897+00:002011-03-23T19:45:47.897+00:00@N: Yeh, it's not great to find creatures in t...@N: Yeh, it's not great to find creatures in the bathroom. It's probably the worst place of all, in fact. Which is unfortunate because bathrooms are warm and damp and exactly the kind of environment these guys like most. Maybe we and the House Centipede are not so different after all?<br /><br />@Crunchy: It shed ALL it's legs...?? Yuck! I didn't know they went THAT far! Or, as you say, perhaps I didn't know YOU would go that far... tut tut.<br /><br />I didn't know they were considered good luck in Japan, no. But quite a few people over there keep beetles as pets. I think they can even rent them out for the day, which is... nice.Joseph JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623613806055217490noreply@blogger.com