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Housendfüßler

I recommend getting one of those little handled tool that catches insects in a little transparent box. A bit scary at first but immensely useful to get them outside alive while building up tolerance. It’s sold under the name Snapy in France!

Oh! I thought this was a different type of centipede. Aren't the house ones fairly harmless? (No judgement if the damage would be purely psychic)

did you live??? 😨

god speed... he's a pretty big boy.

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I keep inverts, specifically a ton of tarantulas. I am intimidated by centipedes. They are on my 'will not keep' list due to the difficulty of containing them and the sheer speed and reactiveness of them. They're super cool but I am not jealous of you whatsoever. Best of luck with your roommate. OTL

EXACTLY. I welcome them and all of their many valuable contributions but I do not want them within 3 ft of my desk :[[[

TBF they are cool as hell. They are pretty reactive too... whenever I see one in a safe place where it can't run up my leg it always has an appraising vibe about it, like it's considering me back, I love a thoughtful insect like that. But it also means they have the potential to be Scamps

I get it, they freak my husband out, but I think they're cute, so I either shoo them under the refrigerator or put them out in the garage before the cats eat them 😆

I'm always afraid I'm going to touch them and then have them explode in a shower of legs.