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House Centipedes (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (3 children)

they also hiss. which scared the crap out of me.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Imagine them fancy opera singing!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do they his in opera? I'd say imagine they're little jazz musicians going tsss-t-t-tsss-t-t

[–] MrShankles 5 points 2 months ago

We call that "snake jazz", but it is widely known that many creatures (other than snakes) also practice that particular style of jazz

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

WTFFFFF

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

its called "Stridulation" and its something a lot of centipedes can do.

scared the crap out of me the first time I heard it when I was trying to put one in a cup and take it outside. lol

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Tho a kinda fair wtf reaction to a giant magic glass dome suddenly chasing you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

you know? that's fair. but it also made me extremely nervous when I hadn't been moments before.

went from skittering around panicking to "I will mess you up >=( I'm dangerous! HISSSSS! LOOK HOW SCARY!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

but it also made me extremely nervous when I hadn't been moments before

For a sec I though you were making a joke and talking as the centipede (in first person).

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

the quote was meant to be from the centipede, yes.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait...whaaat?

THEY WHAT?!?

As if they weren't already scary enough!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

it's ok! its really just them saying "Please don't touch me =("

but it really is a bit jarring the first time you hear it.