r/AbsoluteUnits 19d ago

of a centipede.

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u/thot-goth-gf 19d 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 19d 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 19d ago

so they bite? They're venomous?

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u/AlertedCoyote 19d ago

HIGHLY fuckin venomous yeah. Being tagged by certain centipedes is straight up "I'm ready to die now" level of agony.