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MONSTERS~~~!!!!! Eeeeeks!!!!
~...~~WARNING ... Proceed with Caution~~... ~
Yes...with all of that warm, summer rain...came all types of creepy crawlies. The only thing I don't like about summer. :-/
This creature is known as a house centipede and he measured about 6 inches long (in my mind)...he was actually close to 2 inches with those long legs and antennae coming from both ends. I found him just sitting on a wall in my basement...pretty scarey place down there. Last year I found that other monster bug that I posted... can't remember what he was called at the moment.
I looked this guy up on www.whatsthatbug.com and found out that house centipedes are basically harmless, commonly found in homes and actually do some good by eagerly dispatching other household intruders by devouring them. They kill and eat flys, roaches, spiders, crickets and other invertibrates. They are still terrifying to me and I had him promptly removed from the premises while I waited in a room as far from him as possible...AFTER I took his picture of course...hehehe
Hope he doesn't give anyone nightmares...;-)
Have a wonderful Monday everyone,
(((Hugs)))
~*~maggie~*~
Comments (16)
Wolf_King
Comical! I love that you posted it in horror!
mylemonblue
I had one of those once. Cute isn't it? Hehehe. Great close up!
jared99
Oh - I had one of these in the house once. Very, very freaky looking. Glad to hear they're harmless, but they are scary looking!
Zacko
EEEEEEEEEEEEEW!!!! EWWWW EWWW EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! MAAGGIEEEEE!!!! EEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!! Back away...BACK AWAY!!! You shouldnt be getting this close to such an awful creature! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW!!!!!! Gasp...that is just nasty. What a nasty nasty nasty looking thing! EEEWWWWWWW!!!!! Look at all those legs...no wonder he doesnt have time to shave them...see he left some at the kneecaps...eeeeew! LOL. Seriously though...this macro is amazing. Awesome details...unfortunatly, lol. You say this one eats flies and even roaches? How about HUMANS Maggie!!!! DID IT SAY IF THEY ATE THOSE??? Before you know...id back away and let pestcontrol have a look at it if i were you. EEEEEEEEEEEEEW!!!! You have officially ruined my breakfast plans with this bugger, LOL. Have a wonderful monday my favorite M&M. #:o)
natalieb
What an ugly monster it is, I really don't want to meet it !!! In our country it is the time for the big spiders now, I've already met 2 of them this weekend... It's really brave of you to capture it. Well done !
Dianthus
Nice macro:)
rayburg
It's another terrorist plot to invade the US with innocent centipedes that will grow 100 times its original size and start devouring Americans. Don't worry. Our wonderful leader King George will send in the army to crush these invaders. You might not have a home when he's finished however... Great pics Mags. It is very creepy. He's even too scary for the Rayburgimal zoo..Take care my daughter.
maggiemai
HAHAHAHAHAHA Andreas and Ray~!!!
ppetersen
Eeekkkkkkkk not really the colors are beautiful. What they have for a body is another story... LOL great shot Mags sis ...
Margana
Ohhhhhhhh EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!Yuck!!!!!!!!!!!I can't believe you even got a picture of him,lol.I would've been outside the house while he was 'dispatched'.I hate creepy crawlies.I'm such a big baby that way,lol. All heebie-jeebies aside...it's an excellent capture,and you cracked me up.Great to see you posting,sweetie.Have a wonderful week.-M :^)
maggiemai
hehehe...omg I just love these reactions. Maybe I should go on a hunt for more creepy crawlies..hehehehe
Richardphotos
when I was a kid there were plenty of them. move a stone or log and they would scurry. I was told they were not harmless so I always stayed clear and killed them inside the house.excellent macro Maggie-so clear and focused
CavalierLady
eeeeee Gods, what an ugly creepy crawly!! I thought all centipedes were poisionous... I think I'll steer clear of all of them!
Flannelman
Incredible macro. Kudos for creepy. ;-)
lcherlindrea
There appears to be feelers on both ends but the top section looks like it has eyes and mantables or however they're spelled. The coloring reminds me of the brown crickets I hate so much. I think I'm officially ready for Halloween now lol. Good detail shot :-)
rufous
I live in a brick house which is well over 100 years old, so theses guys are not uncommon. However the LBC (Little Black Cat) loves hunting them and eating them. That and sleeping on my lower back back are her jobs around the house. LBC is proud of how you stalked and captured this one! Superb macro!