Instead of fumigation, can you breed them, release them in a house to kill all the cockroaches, then lure them back into their mobile home with food?
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My basement spiders get them. I love my basement spiders.
What Kind of animal is this?
House centipede
does it bite
Nope!
Ackshually, it stings, its forcipules aren't a part of its mouth 🤓
But when it comes to humans, it's in reaction to a threat (someone mentioned being stung by one that hid inside their slippers: put yourself in the numerous shoes of a centipede, cornered by a giant fleshy thing invading the cozy place you just found...)
It would rather flee otherwise.
put yourself in the numerous shoes of a centipede
that was funny
The centipedes at my mom’s house def bite, it’s very painful. Sometimes you need to go to the hospital.
Basically never walk around my mom’s house barefoot.
Have you considered cleaning out the house and closing all the gaps?
I know a lot of these insect threads tend to disagree, but sealing a house and only letting in air through very fine meshes is 100% possible.
Every time I bring this up people start taking like spiders and bugs can phase through solid walls of wood and caulk.
While I have no understanding for that, I do however understand that poverty or mental or physical health issues can make it difficult to get your home to not be a gappy mess. Especially as renters have no authority to do that.
My reluctance isn't that this isn't doable, but the amount of effort it would take to inspect every external surface for small gaps. Cracks, for reasons of personal head cannon, seem much easier to identify. Both the attic and crawl space require a fair amount of persistence in tight, dark spaces with not the best of footing and air quality conditions that are tolerable in limit situations without mitigating equipment.
The roof is also another tricky spot. Definitely worth it for critter sized openings, but I'm not sure I can pull it off for bug sized.
With that said, I think most people will get a lot of bang for the time if they inspect doors, windows and search for cracks on the sidewalk along the foundation.
It is harmless to people
Yeah, Roaches
I'M PARANOID ABOUT THE PEOPLE I MEET
They should care! It could be a source of selection pressure
yeah would be willing to believe people are more tolerant of e.g. jumping spiders than other kinds
I like web spiders better. They stay in their spot, I stay out of their spot.
I got stung by one of these once when I was staying at my high-school dormitory which was in the woods and away from city. Apparently it crawled into my slippers while I was sleeping so I had not idea this was going to happen. I wore my slippers and felt a certain pain afterwards. I still remember the hole it put into my foot.
It was not a house centipede but a regular wild one though.
my slovenly ass picked up my dirty t-shirt off the floor in Hawaii and some 30-cm monster came flying out and disappeared underneath the china cabinet, not sure why there was a china cabinet. took me awhile and some soothing from my unflappable lover to decide if I should be really freaking out.
That's huge. I'm glad there is nothing like that here. Did you learn what was it?
no idea but probably just a common million-footed monster that will absolutely spicy bite. we got em in the U.S. midwest, but not quite so big. Ohio people are terrified of sprickets, giant harmless crickets, and they are just part of the dank basement ecosystem
That bug has a voice when I read it in my head, and it is creepy as hell