Wait.....what??Here in FL our millipedes can get 4-5" sometimes. I can't imagine one like THAT lol
They really can get that big down there? Up here they seem to top out at 1”.
Wait.....what??Here in FL our millipedes can get 4-5" sometimes. I can't imagine one like THAT lol
Wow, guess I won't be trying that anytime soon; getting these guys to trust you and then keeping that trust isn't always easy, they're quite sensitive characters ime.I once dropped one in to an arowana with a very high feeding response. He smashed it as soon as it but the water as expected, but he immediately spit it out and didn't trust anything I put in the tank for almost a week after.
Oh yes lol. And multiple species of spider as large as your hand, we have solifugids (camel spiders), vinegaroons, and even trees called a manchineel- a tree so toxic that rain drops that fall through it's leaves will themselves become so toxic that if they fall on you, your skin will form huge blisters before peeling off. The tree's poison can blind. If you eat any of it, you will die.Wait.....what??
They really can get that big down there? Up here they seem to top out at 1”.
Yeah the trust is a big deal. I felt bad after I did that.Wow, guess I won't be trying that anytime soon; getting these guys to trust you and then keeping that trust isn't always easy, they're quite sensitive characters ime.
A couple of years ago there was a story going around about a lady saying her kid was nearly blinded by sleeping on one these millipedes:
Thai Mother Claims Poison From A Millipede Nearly Blinded Her Son
Worried mother Anchana Kaiphet was awoken to the screams of her son, when she reached him was unable to open his eye which was covered in a yellow liquidnews.lovepattayathailand.com
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Honestly? That seems entirely reasonable ?This water scorpion always freaks me outView attachment 1396010
My home nature.com sells those and they’re pretty cool if you ask me.This water scorpion always freaks me outView attachment 1396010
Wow, I didn’t know Florida had such large creepy crawlies. LolOh yes lol. And multiple species of spider as large as your hand, we have solifugids (camel spiders), vinegaroons, and even trees called a manchineel- a tree so toxic that rain drops that fall through it's leaves will themselves become so toxic that if they fall on you, your skin will form huge blisters before peeling off. The tree's poison can blind. If you eat any of it, you will die.
Why anyone wants to love here is completely beyond me to be honest ???
Yeah I'll take my chances with 15' predatory reptiles over snow any day lmao.Wow, I didn’t know Florida had such large creepy crawlies. Lol
That’s crazy about the tree?
I’ve been looking at houses in Florida and getting more and more serious about a big move. Haha? I’ll take the big bugs and killer trees over endless negative temperatures. We have a snow storm hitting tomorrow night and just the thought makes me want to cry.
Haha, exactly.Yeah I'll take my chances with 15' predatory reptiles over snow any day lmao.
Plus, for a nature nerd, all the unique wildlife down here isn't exactly a bad thing if we're being honest. Just gotta figure out which ones not to touch ?