Mystery Insect

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   paul · Jun 13, 2010 4:15pm

   It is called a house centipede. Some people call it a scootergeramorph, or something like that.
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   tinypliny · Jun 13, 2010 4:18pm

   Scootergeramorph?! Is that a real word?!
   
   Does it sting or bite?
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   tinypliny · Jun 13, 2010 4:19pm

   Ohhh! :::link:::
   
   Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
   Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
   Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
   Class Chilopoda (Centipedes)
   Order Scutigeromorpha (House Centipedes)
   
   I see.
4. 

   heidi · Jun 13, 2010 4:19pm

   Scutigeridae
   :::link:::
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   terry · Jun 13, 2010 4:27pm

   scooterjeramorph!!!!
   
   they are my favorite house pet, they eat other bugs supposedly, which is good. but i try to weed out the ones that feel comfortable scuttling around in the not dark by throwing them out the window.
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   tinypliny · Jun 13, 2010 4:39pm

   hehe I just threw that one into the trash. It was hovering dangerously close to my clothes closet and no one wants one of these crawling around in their shirts and socks.
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   leetee · Jun 14, 2010 3:40am

   way back when, after we had just moved to this house, part of pmt gave us a ride home very late at night. we offered a tour of the house. and would you know it, as soon as i turned on a light, one of those little creepy things ran right in front of us. i stomped the thing super quick and embarrassed. scared me...
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   libertad · Jun 15, 2010 3:34am

   I hate those things. I know they kill other bugs and stuff but they "bug me out". I capture them and throw them out the window. I wonder if they are OK after the fall from a second floor apartment window?
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   tinypliny · Jun 15, 2010 12:59pm

   I think they are light enough that they float to the ground and scamper away. How do you capture them without squishing them?
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    libertad · Jun 15, 2010 1:15pm

    That is what I was thinking. I have a container set a side just for capturing and releasing insects. It is a plastic deli container and works great because it has a thin lid that I can slide under the container once I have the bug in it. I don't think I have ever injured one in the process. They can withstand losing their legs anyways.
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    tinypliny · Jun 15, 2010 1:18pm

    Ooh - what a cool idea. I don't have any such thing and often grab bugs with my hands (and get grossed out a day later if I rip out a leg or two).
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    enknot · Jun 17, 2010 9:50pm

    Looks like it's time for google goggles.
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    tinypliny · Jun 17, 2010 9:56pm

    what is a google goggle? :)
    

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