What the hell is that thing?
Why was it on my kitchen floor this morning?
Can it swim?
Does it travel with friends???????
My first instinct was to go into another room and hope the thing disappeared never to be seen again. And, um, my second instinct (shame shame shame) was to instruct Zoe how to catch it (because she would TOTALLY do it). But... I sucked it up and I captured that almost 2 inch long creature and flushed it. I believe if you were here you would have heard me "ew ew ew ew ew ew"ing the whole time... and then see me wriggle my body in disgust as I flushed and watched it spin.
People who know me well are proud right? Nick? Mom? Jim? Proud. Right?
ew ew ew ew ew
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Ewwww! I'm with you. Ick. But if that had been my house, Nadia would have been shrieking in the corner the entire time. She does bugs even less well than I do.
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EEEEEEewwwwwwwwwWWW!!! I am 100% authentically, completely creeped out! I am doing the exact same shivering, skin crawling thing you did just LOOKING at it. UUuuhhhhghghg.
I did figure out what it is though. A house centipede. http://www.insectpod.com/category/animalia/arthropods/centipedes/ This guy claims they are ever so slightly venomous and very beneficial. (yarg) I think sending it to the briny deep was the BEST decision. Me? I would have dropped a glass over it and waited for my husband to get home and "Take care of it" The glass would have been taped to the floor with a few books on top also. That thing looks mean. :-[
I dont know..but you keep it at your house!!! That would give me the creepy crawlies! :)
I so wish I knew who this comment was from!!!! I now totally have the willies. I'm glad to know what that thing is.... but I so did not need to see more pictures. ew ew ew ew ew ew
And now that I've looked at more pictures.... heebie jeebies have set in. Ick.
Yep, it's a house centipede. They live in cool, dry places and can't harm humans. They can also run 16 inches per second, thanks to all those legs! They lay an average of 63 eggs every spring.They can live 3 to seven years and can start laying eggs in their third year.
I wasn't sure what you saw when I left a comment, but my name is Cassie, I linked over here from Swistle and HAD to find out what that creepy bug was. EEWWWWW!!!!! You can reach me at CassieSteger@gmail.com or http://domestikook.blogspot.com/ :-D
I believe that God created all creatures, great and small. But sometimes I look at creepy crawlies and think, "Really? We *really* needed that here on Earth?" :) You are a brave woman, indeed, and I'd give a you a gold star!!
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ewwww
I am so sorry, *hugs* good job. I would have went after it with the vacuum I am such a woos.
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It's a silver fish and it comes out of sink drains. That's all I know about them. They are ugly and freak out my daughter.
I saw one of these awhile ago and SO would not have been able to take a picture. what does it need all those legs for SERIOUSLY! :)
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I can totally relate to your ew ew ew's. I hope it didn't hop, I can't stand bugs that hop!!
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okay, first of all - you actually went and got your camera?!!
crazy girl.
yes, we get them occasionally here and my method is to quickly (no time for cameras!) grab way more toilet paper/paper towel/napkins than necessary, scoop, run and flush.
throwing it outside, just isn't an option...he could get back in.
and i'm generally not a bug hater. we play with all the garden bugs and worms outside, all the time. but inside? no, no, NO! no bugs where i eat and sleep thank you.
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oh ick! we get those in our house sometimes. a good deal of the time, i point it out to our dogs and let them eat it (gross, i know, but seriously...) my husband once squished one that was on the wall above my head while i was brushing my teeth and all the legs fell off... outrageously creepy, hence the dog method of getting rid of them!
I would have squashed the thing with whatever was near. I would have done it quickly and without mercy. ewwww
Hahaha! We don't have those around Virginia Beach that I've seen, but when I started out at school in Farmville, VA I saw a couple around campus. Even found one in my dorm room once. We named them "Hellbugs" for having no better name for them. Then one day while in the attack at home, one ran across my path. I think I literally jumped out of the attic- completely disregarding the ladder lol Dad thinks it came home amongst my school stuff, since we don't have them around home. One worked its way into my cup in our dorm room once, and couldn't find it's way out... I had to have a guy from down the hall come and carry it out to dispose of it. My roomie and I wouldn't go near the cup!
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Oh that is just awful!
Oh, the creepies, the creepy-creep-creeps!
We have had them once in a while too. As gross as they are, they won;t harm anything. Try to keep that spot from getting damp and you should be fin.
I LOVED how you phrased the beginning of this. It made me laugh, just because it is the exact same sentiment I get whenever I find anything creepy crawly in my house.
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Definitely a centipede. There was a picture of one exactly like that in my biology class yesterday.
They are venomous and if you're allergic, the venom can cause mild skin irritation, but nothing too bad.
I'd say squish it or flush it. I'm fond of squishing bugs, myself. I think its the morbid side of me. :-D
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I have no idea why I can't sign in...too odd. Okay, first of all, that thing is COMPLETELY disgusting. Second, I'm laughing my BE-HIND off because you said "hell." Have you EVER said an ugly word before in your life? You are on of the nicest, sweetest people ever and just to hear (er...read) you saying an ugly word tells me how disgusted you were! I hope this little guy didn't send his friends to your place.
I really do wonder sometimes what the purpose is of certain REALLY ICKY BUGS. ick.
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The legs are definitely what make it creepy. Plain old centipedes and caterpillars don't freak me out. It's the legs.
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Well... I didn't REALLY go get my camera. It was sitting right next to me. BUT... I ran to get a cup to put over it first. It needed to be trapped. Once the cup was over it I was tempted to leave it right where it was until Nick came home. I totally was not going to smoosh it. It was huge. I imagine it had green squishy insides that I had no intention of seeing. ew ew ew.
Oh... and then I got the camera... did a quick cup lift and snapped the shot. It wasn't focused very well... and I had to crop it to death. I'm lucky it was actually in the shot.
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Oh... if we had a dog I would totally go the dog method! Just the thought of all the legs falling off totally creeps me out.
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I thought about squishing it... but imagined that since it was LARGE it would have messing sticky insides. I didn't want to see that or have to clean it up. That's the only reason a book didn't fall on it from above.
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OH MY GOD! It was bad enough being on the floor. That photo is horrible. Just sitting there on top of your plastic ice cubes. ick.
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It was totally awful. 4 days later and I'm still looking for more of them. I imagine seeing them out of the corner of my eye. I would think you would have some awful bugs by you.
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I imagine you've seen your share of creepy crawlies up in your neck of the woods.
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That is definitely the appropriate thing to say when faced with a creepy crawly.
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Squishing is good.... but this thing was BIG. I thought it might involve more cleaning up of bug guts than I was willing to do.
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Well.... usually you wouldn't hear that from me. But Natalie... that thing was HUGE and had a gazillion wiggly legs. And it was looking at me. lol
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