Please be nice to house centipedes, they’re friends. They won’t hurt you.
EDIT: Sorry OP, I shouldn’t have assumed any ill will, you seem cool!
Nice try, house centipede. I don’t know how you learned to type but I’m not falling for it.
It is an insectivore; it kills and eats other arthropods, such as insects and arachnids.[2]
I’m sold
and arachnids
Im so tempted to buy them in bulk and release them into my house…but…then what do I release to get rid of them after the job is done?
Arson
From my experience, they’ll be stuck in there until you help them out.
I did need to help it out, you were right, thank you.
If you can bear to get a lot closer, these little nuggets are actually pretty cute. They have stripes that can be nice blues, yellows and greens. They are excellent hunters, and their main prey are pests that are actually a cause for concern.
My partner and I call them “basement friends”.
I’m sure they’re wonderful, but centipedes make my skin crawl. I prefer spider friends.
What is that?
It’s a house centipede. They’re good guys, especially if you don’t like spiders.
If you don’t like spiders how is this better? I’d imagine people who hate spiders won’t fare any better with house centipedes.
Fair point. My guess would be they might like a trade-off of 1 centipede for dozens or hundreds of spiders. But I don’t mess with the house spiders either, they’re cool too.
