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Giant centipedes!
Jun. 14th, 2004 07:10 amSo, a little while back, I was woken by a weird sensation on my arm. I jumped up and screamed as the 8 inch centipede crawled across the floor. Having no experience with this type of creature, and NO desire to continue to share living space with it, I grabbed a tissue paper, and after several failed attempts, managed to pick it up and toss it in a trash can (which is still on my balcony). Extremely squicked and totally awake (seriously, remember those bugs in the Indiana Jones movie? imagine one of them waking you up.), I proceeded to school and shared my story with my co-workers.
After a few minutes, we determined that I had in fact been visited by a mukade, a type of Japanese centipede, which stings people. I was extremely lucky to not get stung. They are poisonous, and often come out during the rainy season (now). They are rarely alone, so I've had many people recommending various methods of dealing with them when (EEEK) I see them again.
Bugs squick me, and this bug scares me a lot. I have decided that I'm not opening the balcony door anymore, since I think it got in that way (if I'm not careful, the screen pulls the door all the way open). The construction work at the park behind the apartment has expanded to the empty lot next to my apartment, and the bulldozer has destroyed all the greenery that used to be there, so I'm hoping that the likelihood of a visitation is lessened. I really don't like bugs anywhere near me, and I miss the dry climate of San Diego.
This was my centipede adventure. For more information and pics of mukade-- http://homepage.mac.com/swhenneberry/OnMyMind/C40673818/E1060299329/
After a few minutes, we determined that I had in fact been visited by a mukade, a type of Japanese centipede, which stings people. I was extremely lucky to not get stung. They are poisonous, and often come out during the rainy season (now). They are rarely alone, so I've had many people recommending various methods of dealing with them when (EEEK) I see them again.
Bugs squick me, and this bug scares me a lot. I have decided that I'm not opening the balcony door anymore, since I think it got in that way (if I'm not careful, the screen pulls the door all the way open). The construction work at the park behind the apartment has expanded to the empty lot next to my apartment, and the bulldozer has destroyed all the greenery that used to be there, so I'm hoping that the likelihood of a visitation is lessened. I really don't like bugs anywhere near me, and I miss the dry climate of San Diego.
This was my centipede adventure. For more information and pics of mukade-- http://homepage.mac.com/swhenneberry/OnMyMind/C40673818/E1060299329/
