My office chair ran over this thing...it was still alive but its middle was squished...country living is overrated!
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"Formerly known as The Funny Farm, Moments in Time is just that - a written account of some more memorable moments in time.
I am a wife and mother to 4 beautiful children, 3 of whom were born under my heart and 1 who was born in it.
I like Joe Louis, potato chips and chewing gum."
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3 comments:
Did some quick research - these are pretty cool little critters - especially since they start with only 4 pairs of legs. Simply fascinating stuff - read on!
"The house centipede, unlike most other centipedes that normally live outdoors, can live indoors especially in damp, moist basements, cellars, bathrooms, crawlspaces or unexcavated areas under the house. They are sometimes seen running rapidly across the floor with great speed, stopping suddenly to remain motionless and then resuming fast movements, occasionally directly toward the homeowner in an attempt to conceal themselves in their clothing."
"The house centipede can complete its life cycle indoors, as it prefers dampness. They mate and breed in dark cracks and crevices. Eggs hatch into larvae which have 4 pairs of legs. There may be 5 or more larval stages with the number of legs increasing with each molt. Following larval growth are 4 adolescent stages, each with 15 pairs of legs. Centipedes prey on insects, spiders and other small animals, being considered beneficial to humans. The last pair of hind legs are modified to lasso and hold the victims until they are paralyzed by venom from the jaws connected to poison glands."
"Centipedes have a strong familial structure. If one is harmed in any way, the rest of the family will seek out vengence in a fury. Centipedes will use telepathy to convey their plans of destruction and mayhem to the colony. Typical vengence on human interlopers includes beating the human perpetrator with each one of the legs of the dead centipede leaving small little bruise marks invisible to the human eye. Humans will usually not feel any physical pain as a result of these beating, but the psychological damage of being beaten with this many little legs can last for years"
I have to say AB does have a fascination with bugs. The other day I was out watering my flowers and found him staring at a snail that he had placed on top of the fence. I asked him what he was doing and he said that he told the snail he would count to 100 to give him a chance to get away. I am just thinking he and your middle child could spend all day one day just looking at bugs. Speaking of which I bet your boys liked that picture of the Centipede!
AB - you are totally making that up - I'd like to see your reference material. And from your head doesn't count.
JB - I haven't shown the boys the pictures yet, I'm sure they'll want me to blow it up for them. Speaking of bugs, CJ found a caterpiller yesterday and put it in a jar; it's already started making a cocoon. Right now it's sitting on my kitchen counter...
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