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I knew there was a centipede in here, but I had lost track of it. I tried not to worry about this, having read that -- much like most spiders -- this type of centipede was not terribly dangerous and was beneficial in that it ate various other insects that might wander in.
But really, having an inch-long bug ripple along the wall next to the ceiling is unsettling.
...Watching it walk out over the ceiling, toward the part over my head, occasionally twitching as if it nearly lost its grip, is perhaps worse.
As it's rather decidedly out of reach, I'm just going to try to pretend that this is why we haven't had any trouble with ants this summer. Really.
Edit: It fell off the ceiling. What kind of stupid bug falls off the ceiling?! At least it didn't land on me.
But really, having an inch-long bug ripple along the wall next to the ceiling is unsettling.
...Watching it walk out over the ceiling, toward the part over my head, occasionally twitching as if it nearly lost its grip, is perhaps worse.
As it's rather decidedly out of reach, I'm just going to try to pretend that this is why we haven't had any trouble with ants this summer. Really.
Edit: It fell off the ceiling. What kind of stupid bug falls off the ceiling?! At least it didn't land on me.
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Date: 2007-08-09 11:33 am (UTC)Note to self: Centipedes fall from ceilings.
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Date: 2007-08-09 12:27 pm (UTC)I think the worst thing about them was the way they'd crunch when stepped on or captured in tissue.
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Date: 2007-08-09 04:59 pm (UTC)Indeed. I would prefer that if they want to test the limits of their coordination or stickiness, they do it somewhere else.
I'm not sure I'm familiar with the type of spider you're talking about, but they do sound like a good kind to have around.
If I could catch the centipede, I'd probably get rid of it. As I haven't been able to, however, I'm comforting myself with the idea that it would eat other... visitors.
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Date: 2007-08-10 01:18 am (UTC)Re: Phidippus audax
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Date: 2007-08-10 06:36 am (UTC)I've got black widows living in the yard in places, and once I found a few trying to make a nest in an unused corner of a bookcase. *THAT* did not amuse me. I want them living outside, kthx.
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Date: 2007-08-10 04:44 pm (UTC)I will admit that I deliberately introduced several thousand flying venomous critters into my parents' backyard, but while we would prefer the bees to stay outdoors, they're really quite well behaved.
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Date: 2007-08-09 05:01 pm (UTC)This one is about one inch long and so far appears to be operating alone.
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Date: 2007-08-10 06:48 am (UTC)Of course here we've got earwigs, some of whom are bold explorers. Found one clinging to my bath-soap once. :0
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Date: 2007-08-10 06:51 am (UTC)Where I grew up in NJ, it was mostly ants, though I remember sitting on an earwig once.