For whatever reason the millipede doesn't seem very creepy or gross. Something about centipedes though (had to Google it after he mentioned) are just freaky. I was thinking about this the other day, why are cockroaches so disgusting and visceral, but I can cradle a cricket or a gecko in my hands no problem? Some kind of evolutionary response to disease carriers or something?
The small one is cute but the giant one freaks me out
and here's the squeal, largest human meets smallest human:
[IMG]https://youaredoingthatwrong.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/dating-fails-the-odd-couple.jpg[/IMG]
I honestly find these little buggers cute. They are harmless sure, but goddamn during mating season they appear literally everywhere over here. They overran my house one time and could be found all over my driveway, backyard, bathroom, bedrooms, etc. My dad woke up one day them crawling on his head. :v:
[QUOTE=srobins;52520620]For whatever reason the millipede doesn't seem very creepy or gross. Something about centipedes though (had to Google it after he mentioned) are just freaky. I was thinking about this the other day, why are cockroaches so disgusting and visceral, but I can cradle a cricket or a gecko in my hands no problem? Some kind of evolutionary response to disease carriers or something?[/QUOTE]
Different reasons for all of them.
Millipedes are slow and don't have any parts sticking out, so that's not freaky.
Centipedes are fast, and their limbs stick out in every direction. That's freaky, and they're even worse when you know that they're venomous.
If you asked every single person in your country about which bug is the dirtiest, you'd get cockroaches right up there with flies. It's just a social expectation.
On the other hand, people associate crickets with the countryside and quiet nights.
Geckos are small and smooth, you can tell they're not aggresive. They eat bugs and do this chirpy laughing thing. Geckos are great.
[QUOTE=ScottyWired;52520667]Different reasons for all of them.
Millipedes are slow and don't have any parts sticking out, so that's not freaky.
Centipedes are fast, and their limbs stick out in every direction. That's freaky, and they're even worse when you know that they're venomous.
If you asked every single person in your country about which bug is the dirtiest, you'd get cockroaches right up there with flies. It's just a social expectation.
On the other hand, people associate crickets with the countryside and quiet nights.
Geckos are small and smooth, you can tell they're not aggresive. They eat bugs and do this chirpy laughing thing. Geckos are great.[/QUOTE]
Geckos aren't smooth, that's salamanders.
Geckos have bumpy skin and are also fairly aggressive, I had one that constantly bit my finger but the other was lovely.
[QUOTE=FlakTheMighty;52520672]Geckos aren't smooth, that's salamanders.
Geckos have bumpy skin and are also fairly aggressive, I had one that constantly bit my finger but the other was lovely.[/QUOTE]
Oh wow. I image searched gecko and all of them are different from the ones around here.
All the ones I see in this region are like this
[t]http://i.imgur.com/j5R5i08.jpg[/t]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/CW81hU1.jpg[/t]
These guys are chill.
If you look at them they still have bumpy skin, it's just not as noticeable as in some other species like Leopard Geckos, bumpy skin is one of the defining characteristics of geckos.
But yes, they're chill AF
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;52520653]and here's the squeal, largest human meets smallest human:
[IMG]https://youaredoingthatwrong.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/dating-fails-the-odd-couple.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I bet 10 bucks that says, that's from porn video...
[QUOTE=Zick-1957;52520694]I bet 10 bucks that says, that's from porn video...[/QUOTE]
That's Shaq you dingus
[QUOTE=Zick-1957;52520694]I bet 10 bucks that says, that's from porn video...[/QUOTE]
It's not, it's Shaq and his wife.
Give me 10 bucks.
[editline]30th July 2017[/editline]
frick you dai
[QUOTE=FlakTheMighty;52520672]Geckos aren't smooth, that's salamanders.
Geckos have bumpy skin and are also fairly aggressive, I had one that constantly bit my finger but the other was lovely.[/QUOTE]
Geckos can be smooth but a lot aren't. Salamanders are also slimey because they need to be wet all the time or they die.
[QUOTE=ScottyWired;52520681]Oh wow. I image searched gecko and all of them are different from the ones around here.
All the ones I see in this region are like this
[t]http://i.imgur.com/j5R5i08.jpg[/t]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/CW81hU1.jpg[/t]
These guys are chill.[/QUOTE]
These are house geckos, they're adorable and smooth.
Those legs make me uneasy.....
the way the legs move is crazy. it looks like a slow-mo gallop
The legs are one of the funniest things I've seen all year.
[QUOTE=dai;52520708]That's Shaq you dingus[/QUOTE]
[I]Shaq became a pornstar!? When did that happen!?[/I]
[QUOTE=PsycheClops;52521004][I]Shaq became a pornstar!? When did that happen!?[/I][/QUOTE]
when he bent the q and made the g
[QUOTE=PsycheClops;52521004][I]Shaq became a pornstar!? When did that happen!?[/I][/QUOTE]
yeah his debut title is Shaq Fu|ck
turn up the volume and you can hear the big one tapping as he walks
[QUOTE=salty peanut v2;52521185]turn up the volume and you can hear the big one tapping as he walks[/QUOTE]The big one is actually female
[QUOTE=PsycheClops;52521004][I]Shaq became a pornstar!? When did that happen!?[/I][/QUOTE]
People really wanted to see his juicy Shaq meat.
i feel really weird because this video made me want a pet millipede (which, from what i'm reading, is entirely possible for those big ol fellas)
I was hoping the small one was going to ride on the big one's back.
The pattern that their feet make is so cool
I always found millipedes kind of cute because they act kind of like snakes. Centipedes of any kind are fucking disgusting. Silverfish and anything else like that need to die.
[QUOTE=srobins;52520620]For whatever reason the millipede doesn't seem very creepy or gross. Something about centipedes though (had to Google it after he mentioned) are just freaky. I was thinking about this the other day, why are cockroaches so disgusting and visceral, but I can cradle a cricket or a gecko in my hands no problem? Some kind of evolutionary response to disease carriers or something?[/QUOTE]
For me i think centipedes are grosser because their legs flay out, looks like something that could grip onto you like facehugger creepy.
[QUOTE=srobins;52520620]For whatever reason the millipede doesn't seem very creepy or gross. Something about centipedes though (had to Google it after he mentioned) are just freaky. I was thinking about this the other day, why are cockroaches so disgusting and visceral, but I can cradle a cricket or a gecko in my hands no problem? Some kind of evolutionary response to disease carriers or something?[/QUOTE]
It has to do with erraticness and their quick running speed.
Most animals move slow enough to track with the human eye well and have relatively predictable patterns to their movement.
Meanwhile, the cockroach is one of the fastest insects in the world relative to body length (only a handful like the tiger beetle are faster). For perspective, if you were to scale up how many bodylengths a cockroach can run such that the roach was the size of a person, it'd be the equivalent of them running over 200 miles per hour.
Centipedes are similarly very erratic and quick. This makes them unsettling because it makes it hard to predict where one would need to strike or evade to if encountering one. Then you stack on how we tend to be afraid of venomous creatures due to the painful welts they can inflict and you got a recipe for an unnerving creature.
Basically, the slower an organism, the safer we feel about the whereabouts of the creature as we're more likely to be able to move it or ourselves accordingly should they go somewhere uncomfortable that we would feel vulnerable approaching (i.e. near a shirt opening if held, up a leg of a pair of pants, into a shoe, etc).
[QUOTE=The Duke;52521554]It has to do with erraticness and their quick running speed.
Most animals move slow enough to track with the human eye well and have relatively predictable patterns to their movement.
Meanwhile, the cockroach is one of the fastest insects in the world relative to body length (only a handful like the tiger beetle are faster). For perspective, if you were to scale up how many bodylengths a cockroach can run such that the roach was the size of a person, it'd be the equivalent of them running over 200 miles per hour.
Centipedes are similarly very erratic and quick. This makes them unsettling because it makes it hard to predict where one would need to strike or evade to if encountering one. Then you stack on how we tend to be afraid of venomous creatures due to the painful welts they can inflict and you got a recipe for an unnerving creature.
Basically, the slower an organism, the safer we feel about the whereabouts of the creature as we're more likely to be able to move it or ourselves accordingly should they go somewhere uncomfortable that we would feel vulnerable approaching (i.e. near a shirt opening if held, up a leg of a pair of pants, into a shoe, etc).[/QUOTE]
This is why I have no issues with the silverfish in my apartment.
They're not slow by any means, but they're relatively easy to keep track. They don't bother me at all.
Spiders, though. Those fast darty fucks can bugger right off. I take my eyes off the one in the middle of the wood floor for less than a second, and that fucker's gone with no signs as to where it went. Fuck that.
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