house centipede Sighting! šŸŖ„

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Iā€™m not sure if thereā€™s only one species but I keep seeing the same ones. Iā€™ll try to get more pictures later. IMG_8959.jpeg
 

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It is a house centipede. We call em swifties here.

I like the days i do not seem them šŸ¤Ŗ

Loathe the years I lived in the basement of a two-level flat. Those swifties were too frequent. Dark, humid and cool. Definitely not my habitat of choice.
 
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It is a house centipede. We call em swifties here.

I like the days i do not seem them šŸ¤Ŗ

Loathe the years I lived in the basement of a three two-level flat. Those swifties were too frequent. Dark, humid and cool. Definitely not my habitat of choice.
šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ Swifties !šŸæšŸ¦¤šŸ¦¤
They used to freak me out when I was younger, now I just accept there free pest removal service . I even kept one for a while they can actually eat small roaches. Which is surprising.
 

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They can eat anything. And they biteā€¦ and cause allergies. They wont bite just for the fun, but like tarantulas and spiders, if they slither onto you and you happen to squeeze emā€¦

They will bother me until the end of times. Anything that can fill into a body orifice while I sleep is enough to creep me out. That is why tarantulas are great, even the smallest might not fit into my ears.
 

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They can eat anything. And they biteā€¦ and cause allergies. They wont bite just for the fun, but like tarantulas and spiders, if they slither onto you and you happen to squeeze emā€¦

They will bother me until the end of times. Anything that can fill into a body orifice while I sleep is enough to creep me out. That is why tarantulas are great, even the smallest might not fit into my ears.
I wear sleeping earplugs and cpap mask so I donā€™t gotta worry about bugs . I evicted my second roach colony to the basement because a few escaped during cleaning . Found cats thwacking one around haha šŸ˜†ā€¦ was mad my dad killed the other one . They werenā€™t free .šŸ„²šŸ˜ž
 

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I wear sleeping earplugs and cpap mask so I donā€™t gotta worry about bugs . I evicted my second roach colony to the basement because a few escaped during cleaning . Found cats thwacking one around haha šŸ˜†ā€¦ was mad my dad killed the other one . They werenā€™t free .šŸ„²šŸ˜ž
No one is free until we are all free.

What is freedom anyways?

I get it though: if it means something to you, it is important. Parents. Sheesh.
 

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No one is free until we are all free.

What is freedom anyways?

I get it though: if it means something to you, it is important. Parents. Sheesh.
The cages are escape proof I donā€™t understand it .
It probably wonā€™t affect the colony if it was male , escapes are inevitable during cleaning. He said he killed 2 of them and one lived . He thinks they are parasites. šŸ¦ 
Back to centepedes there a bit creepy but I just leave them alone Iā€™ll get more pics soon probably . :pigeon: :lol:
 

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Escapes happen. Mostly when enclosures are opened. I do not have the privilege of being allowed to purchase Dubias. They are still illegal in my country šŸ˜’. We can only get discoids and at this time, the price is very unpalatable.

People think anything they hate are parasites. I think roaches are cute. I wish I could have them, not only for feeders but also just to enjoy them. I suppose the challenge would be to have them thrive. Parasites that are hard to ā€œkeepā€ are not parasites in my opinion.

Swifties thrive because all the elements are united and perfect. They are way creepier then roaches. How can roaches be creepyā€¦ they are a resultā€¦ if someone hase roaches in their home due to negligence, then the conditions need to be adressed.

Swifties need to be adressed because they are creepy šŸ‘¹
 

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Wow. That is a mothershipā€¦ None in my home for now. I will think of you when I encounter one and challenge my instinct to obliviate it. I have many false widows in my basement. They venture to the living floor sometimesā€¦
 
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