House Centipede Spared

bugman

April 13th, 2006 at 12:00 am

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House Centepede Scare…
Hello There,
I just wanted to thank you for providing me with the info I needed last night! I live in Western Massachusetts and with the weather starting to turn, we are seeing signs of life everywhere. Last night in our darkened living room my girlfriend did the whole scream and run away thing. And this time it wasn’t even me. I had caught the movement across the floor too. I asked her to please get me a drinking glass. (My preferred catch and release tool.) She did, and I turned on the light to find a 1″ house centipede sitting patiently in the middle of my living room. She got me the glass and I managed to move quick enough (It was probably blinded by the bright lights) to catch it. Now the fun began. Trying to convince my girlfriend that it should live in the basement. I had read many times on your site that these friends are beneficial. But she wanted none of it. It was “Creepy” and she didn’t want it in the house. End of story. I didn’t even tell her that it could double in size… Well, I kept it around for a few minutes observing it running around a Tupperware bowl I put it in, but finally it was time to play outside. I released him in the yard with a quiet invitation to come right back in, but to try to stay out of the living room! We’ll see if it takes me up on the offer. Keep up the great work on the site. Without your help and information I probably would have been screaming right along with her! (They are pretty creepy looking after all!)
Thanks,
Christopher

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