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[–] 21 points 1 month ago (16 children)

House centipedes are always welcome in my house. They usually stay out of sight, eat other bugs, and can't really harm humans. Win, win, win as far as I'm concerned.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 month ago (9 children)

    It also depends on the species of centipede. In Hawaii they get big (6-14 inches) and can absolutely pierce your skin, and they are FAST. Like, when you try to stomp them they scurry out of the way and attack your foot sort of fast.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)
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    I have never found any centipede in any house looking like that. Centipedes here are an inch long and scurry away when you turn on the light.

    That one looks like it hitched a ride on an asteroid and is about to burrow into someone's skull as food source for its spawn to eat when they hatch

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Plus very nutritious, as part of a balanced diet of the dozen or so bugs you eat in your sleep every year.

    ^(don't worry, this is a myth)

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