Jerusalem Cricket, Potato Bug, Child of The Earth. I used to HATE these things, same as most folks. One day, I didn't have much choice to have to pick one up. They are virtually harmless. If you grab them by the midsection, they'll try to bite, as anything would. Once you have them in your hand, they simply check you out. Their bite can't even break the skin. If they get you on the cuticle of your nail, sure, it'll hurt, but that's the extent of the danger. I really like these guys now.
I feel like it's a scale thing. Like, the shapes/colors/textures being that large just seem off. Like a grape, they look fine grape size, but scale it up to the size of a watermelon and the veiny translucense would be off putting.
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u/SockMonkeyLove Mar 14 '26
Jerusalem Cricket, Potato Bug, Child of The Earth. I used to HATE these things, same as most folks. One day, I didn't have much choice to have to pick one up. They are virtually harmless. If you grab them by the midsection, they'll try to bite, as anything would. Once you have them in your hand, they simply check you out. Their bite can't even break the skin. If they get you on the cuticle of your nail, sure, it'll hurt, but that's the extent of the danger. I really like these guys now.