http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/30/house-centipede-eats-mouse/ Are we experts yet? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/30/house-centipede-eats-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-56625 bugman Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:13:16 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=21158#comment-56625 Dear kristi, Thank you for your frank email and your first hand experience. We should possibly modify our opinion of the House Centipede. We would still never kill one. They are magnificent predators who have no desire to bite humans, though desire might be too anthropomorphized a word to use on a House Centipede. Like many spiders that are considered harmless, not because they are without venom because all spiders are venomous, and not because they cannot bite humans, but because they very rarely bite humans. The bottom line on venom is that we personally believe that different people with different sensitivities (or possibly allergies) and that they may react differently to venom, including that of the House Centipede. Dear kristi,
Thank you for your frank email and your first hand experience. We should possibly modify our opinion of the House Centipede. We would still never kill one. They are magnificent predators who have no desire to bite humans, though desire might be too anthropomorphized a word to use on a House Centipede. Like many spiders that are considered harmless, not because they are without venom because all spiders are venomous, and not because they cannot bite humans, but because they very rarely bite humans. The bottom line on venom is that we personally believe that different people with different sensitivities (or possibly allergies) and that they may react differently to venom, including that of the House Centipede.

]]> http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/30/house-centipede-eats-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-56624 kristi Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:43:25 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=21158#comment-56624 I have to admit that the house centipede gives me the creeps. It is the one insect that I allow my husband to kill in the house....others get the catch and release treatment. I beg to differ about the venom being harmless. I stepped on one by accident and it burned my bare foot! ICK! I have to admit that the house centipede gives me the creeps. It is the one insect that I allow my husband to kill in the house….others get the catch and release treatment. I beg to differ about the venom being harmless. I stepped on one by accident and it burned my bare foot! ICK!

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