01-14-2009, 08:29 AM
centipede, this is what I was told about centipedes and their aggression by my exterminator, who is well educated in entomology (as in he must have taken classes because his knowledge is scientific not just anecdotal).
Centipedes sense carbon dioxide emissions and follow them to hunt. They hunt at night when plants stop emitting and living creatures do. They are drawn to human habitats by all the C02. They do not consider humans prey, but sometimes if they run across a person they will give an "exploratory bite" to see what this thing is, whether it's tasty.
Their first reaction when threatened or stimulated is to bite. Yes, they will run away if they have the ability to get under cover quick, but they'll also run right at you.
If you are holding completely still they'll often run right over you and not bite, but if you move or twitch they are likely to bite, probably what happened to poor Greg (ouch!).
I was told by a Portuguese lady that in her culture centipedes are considered evil and they appear when someone is talking stink about you. They burn centipedes after killing them in order to exorcise the malignant spirit.
Centipedes sense carbon dioxide emissions and follow them to hunt. They hunt at night when plants stop emitting and living creatures do. They are drawn to human habitats by all the C02. They do not consider humans prey, but sometimes if they run across a person they will give an "exploratory bite" to see what this thing is, whether it's tasty.
Their first reaction when threatened or stimulated is to bite. Yes, they will run away if they have the ability to get under cover quick, but they'll also run right at you.
If you are holding completely still they'll often run right over you and not bite, but if you move or twitch they are likely to bite, probably what happened to poor Greg (ouch!).
I was told by a Portuguese lady that in her culture centipedes are considered evil and they appear when someone is talking stink about you. They burn centipedes after killing them in order to exorcise the malignant spirit.