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Originally Posted by stereologist
I think it's fascinating that it's hind legs are so long.
Jway, one of my favorite bug adventures happened climbing El Cap in Yosemite. I was 4 days up and about 800m straight up in the air on this rock face. I entered a place where thousands and thousands of silverfish were on the open rock face. As I came near them they began to leap off forming a rain of falling 'bugs'. Kind of weird having them run off your head and shoulders and leaping into the void again.
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And still hopes he can someday find beauty in this creature. You can help my mind change on this. Would you hold a house centipede if given opportunity? Allow it to crawl up your arm? What visually appeals to you about them, if anything? I still wonder if they are at all harmful to humans? I'm guessing not, and in my experience they seem to avoid humans as much as possible. They also seem fast and intelligent. Like more intelligent than say a raccoon or squirrel.
Btw, the amount of bugs that I have intentionally killed or harmed in last say year is less than 20. And the times I have is when I experienced infestation in abode I live. If I see house centipede, I usually want to catch it (ASAP) and let it go outside. Be free house centipede. And be gone!
