• Nougat@fedia.io
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    Limousine spider.

    They also appear to be smart, aggressive, and territorial. I have been chased by several. And I have run away with great haste.

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    I doubt this will help my deep discomfort but it did make me happy :)

  • Pandantic [they/them]@midwest.social
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    I think these bois, much like “spider crickets”, get a lot of flack because their legs are TOO DAMN LONG! They’re cool dudes, but something about those weirdly long legs…

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      Hey, they are the fluffiest critters ever among those that ran over me. They don’t even tickle, just a smooth touch.

      Developes feelings for the house centipedes

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    It’s their suddenness that freaks me out. I had been sitting on my couch for two hours the other night when one scuttled out from beneath my feet!

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    I was in college before I saw one. I grew up with giant 8" long centipedes, but this guy freaked me out more than I can say. Couldn’t even tell it was a centipede. Might as well have been an alien.

    Gag.

    Freaky motherfookers

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    I caught one trying to be in my bathroom and decided to be “nice” by tossing it into my basement.

    Down there the entire floor had been sprayed with insect repellent from signs of fleas and roaches, there has been signs of mice and lord knows what else down there too.

    2 days later I found it dead having made it all the way to the staircase. Definitely one of the strongest showings in the Gauntlet but not strong enough.

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      what the fuck are you gonna do the first time something makes it up the stairs? I hope you have a flamethrower ready.

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    A few of these lithe fellows and Moria would still be the crowning jewel of the misty mountains

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      Side note, do not stomp AT them in bare feet (in an attempt to scare them off). They will attack your toes