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Centipede - Scutigera coleoptrata
Copyright © 2009 Bruce Marlin

Centipede - Scutigera coleoptrata
Warrenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
September 26, 2009
Size: Body = 25mm Overall = 7cm

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Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 27 September, 2009 - 9:25pm
Last updated 29 September, 2009 - 8:00am

I used to be creeped out by these.
Then when I moved into my apartment I had a lot of them (would find one a week or more). By being exposed to them I am now not as bothered by them and will even let them roam sometimes.

There have not been than many lately so I guess I "keep house" better than the previous residents.
… herc1120, 29 November, 2009 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

 
They Creep
Me out totally. Killing them is not fun (or easy) either, so I just don't do it. I moved out of that house anyway and the new house does not have them (or the spiders).
… Bruce Marlin, 29 November, 2009 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

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