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In an effort to further demonstrate that centipedes rarely are the monsters so many people love to believe they are... VIDEOS!
Smith Almost Hand Eats a Lobster Roach nymph
Smith, my favorite Ethmostigmus species giant centipede almost eats a lobster cockroach nymph, while i am holding both
Smith Almost Hand Eats a mealworm
Smith, my favorite Ethmostigmus species giant centipede almost eats a mealworm, while i am holding both in my hand
grab a "Black headed Tanzanian tiger centipede"
grab a "Black headed Tanzanian tiger centipede" to free handle. this is NOT normally the way i would start to free handle, but i think/hope this species might be among the more docile of the "giant" centipedes
rough Ethmostigmus grab
rough Ethmostigmus grab, it is HARD to make these things mad!
sooo.... how sure am i that my trigos are "safe"? am i sure enough to say... let it run around on my face?
yup!
part1
part2
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus "bluering centipede" walks around my ugly mug.
by the way, the faces i'm making are cuz it tickles unbelievably. also note, my face itched slightly afterwards, i think from having Smith's legs punch through a few layers of skin
badsound_RedHead_Tanzanian_Tiger_grab.3gp
grab a RedHead_Tanzanian_Tiger
bad sound! it sounds like a hurricane or something... and i do NOT recall having any hurricanes in my bedroom. er... wait a minute
handling_subspinipes01.3gp
handling a giant Vietnamese centipede!?
Scolopendra subspinipes have one of the most potent centibites out there!
am i really going to free handle?
loudsound_S_polymorpha_handle_and_bite.3gp
i pick up Crankypants and get bit again
this is actually a "mean" centipede... bite first and ask questions later!
you play the game long enough... you pay the price.. ESPECIALLY when you are playing with Crankypants! this is the Scolopendra polymorpha that has "accidentily" bitten me more than any other centipede i have ever handled!
oh, and p.s. PLEASE PLEASE try to keep the useless flaming to a minimum... or hey, how about not at all!? if you really want to whine, start ur own thread!
Smith Almost Hand Eats a Lobster Roach nymph
Smith, my favorite Ethmostigmus species giant centipede almost eats a lobster cockroach nymph, while i am holding both
Smith Almost Hand Eats a mealworm
Smith, my favorite Ethmostigmus species giant centipede almost eats a mealworm, while i am holding both in my hand
grab a "Black headed Tanzanian tiger centipede"
grab a "Black headed Tanzanian tiger centipede" to free handle. this is NOT normally the way i would start to free handle, but i think/hope this species might be among the more docile of the "giant" centipedes
rough Ethmostigmus grab
rough Ethmostigmus grab, it is HARD to make these things mad!
sooo.... how sure am i that my trigos are "safe"? am i sure enough to say... let it run around on my face?
yup!
part1
part2
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus "bluering centipede" walks around my ugly mug.
by the way, the faces i'm making are cuz it tickles unbelievably. also note, my face itched slightly afterwards, i think from having Smith's legs punch through a few layers of skin
badsound_RedHead_Tanzanian_Tiger_grab.3gp
grab a RedHead_Tanzanian_Tiger
bad sound! it sounds like a hurricane or something... and i do NOT recall having any hurricanes in my bedroom. er... wait a minute
handling_subspinipes01.3gp
handling a giant Vietnamese centipede!?
Scolopendra subspinipes have one of the most potent centibites out there!
am i really going to free handle?
loudsound_S_polymorpha_handle_and_bite.3gp
i pick up Crankypants and get bit again
this is actually a "mean" centipede... bite first and ask questions later!
you play the game long enough... you pay the price.. ESPECIALLY when you are playing with Crankypants! this is the Scolopendra polymorpha that has "accidentily" bitten me more than any other centipede i have ever handled!
oh, and p.s. PLEASE PLEASE try to keep the useless flaming to a minimum... or hey, how about not at all!? if you really want to whine, start ur own thread!