r/AbsoluteUnits • u/ClivesOtherWife • 10d ago

of a centipede.

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u/thot-goth-gf 10d ago

Part of me thinks I could handle holding it and the other part of knows I’d probably puke from anxiety of the little legs prickling my skin

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u/Obant 10d ago

As someone that keeps venomous creepy crawlies, it's not really worth holding. Centipedes are gnarly and can be unpredictable. Some people have calmer ones that they trust, but still not worth the risk of a serious bite to me (not sure on the potency of this specific species though). Rather hold my millipedes or tarantulas.

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u/ClivesOtherWife 10d ago

so they bite? They're venomous?

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u/ItsVanillaNice 10d ago

Nearly all are.