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[Golly Mina!]

....because it's funny when you're frightened...

I dunno if I'd say I'm "afraid" of centipedes, but if that Anasazi there showed up at
my place she'd leave as bug-paste.   Y'all have fun though.

Seconded. And my dad would end up dead as well. He's terrified of these things.

[85283-071]

....because it's funny when you're frightened...

I dunno if I'd say I'm "afraid" of centipedes, but if that Anasazi there showed up at
my place she'd leave as bug-paste.   Y'all have fun though.

You'd want to be careful to avoid a bite. Anasazi is scolopendra heros (not like the one in the picture). Heros envenomate with a necrotoxin... flesh eating, basically.

[CeeGBee]

....because it's funny when you're frightened...

I dunno if I'd say I'm "afraid" of centipedes, but if that Anasazi there showed up at
my place she'd leave as bug-paste.   Y'all have fun though.

You'd want to be careful to avoid a bite. Anasazi is scolopendra heros (not like the one in the picture). Heros envenomate with a necrotoxin... flesh eating, basically.

If only she had the hardware to get it through the sole of my shoe....

But seriously, is that a native species?  I seem to recall you discussing the origin of your 'pedes,
but not the specifics, nor where (maybe on the "old Box")...

[Strict Nine]

I am bothered by Exit signs on the freeway. I have to fight the urge to take them even when I know I shouldn't. But I suppose this isn't really a fear. Maybe it should go under strange quirks.

I am terrified of getting lost out in the middle of nowhere.

[85283-071]

But seriously, is that a native species?  I seem to recall you discussing the origin of your 'pedes,
but not the specifics, nor where (maybe on the "old Box")...

Heros is native to the desert Southwest. Mine is of the subspecies "castineiceps".



I would like to also acquire an "arizonensis".



After that, most of my wish list is comprised of Soth American and African species.

[Ecstasia]

There is no excuse for anything having that many legs.

[85283-071]

Those are actually pretty low on the myriapod totem pole, in terms of leg number. Scolopendromorphs have forty-two legs. Some of the soil centipedes and millipedes have many, many more than that. I think the little suckers we find under most logs in temperate climates of North America have thirty legs.. scutigeromorps and lithobiomorphs. They are little. While they are, technically, poisonous, they haven't the venom, nor the biting power, to ever harm a human. Scutigera (house centipede) isn't even that aggressive if it was able to inflict a wound.

They are the only centipedes with compound eyes.

Wow... I never planned on knowing all this.

[i~Totally~DigGiantRobots!]

Moths.

I hate/fear them. Passionately. Maniacally.

Fucking hell I couldn't agree with you more! I HATE MOTHS! And I only found out that 2 years ago when a big fucking giant moth was flying around in my room we finished a damn whole can of Raid on it to kill it, I even refused to carry the plastic bag we put it in when it died at first, then I carried it anyway and threw it in the middle of the street in front of our house in hopes that a car would sqush it, but i squished it myself to make sure... When I went back in the house I felt really damn sad and guilty about killing a clueless little animal, I usually spare the lives of little critters, but I guess that when I see a moth again I'd probably neutralize it again out of plain fear... It's quite sad how their lives mean nothing.. heh.

[SeeAnne]

Moths.

I hate/fear them. Passionately. Maniacally.

Fucking hell I couldn't agree with you more! I HATE MOTHS! And I only found out that 2 years ago when a big fucking giant moth was flying around in my room we finished a damn whole can of Raid on it to kill it, I even refused to carry the plastic bag we put it in when it died at first, then I carried it anyway and threw it in the middle of the street in front of our house in hopes that a car would sqush it, but i squished it myself to make sure... When I went back in the house I felt really damn sad and guilty about killing a clueless little animal, I usually spare the lives of little critters, but I guess that when I see a moth again I'd probably neutralize it again out of plain fear... It's quite sad how their lives mean nothing.. heh.

[85283-071]

Luna moths are amazing. I wrote a poem about one once. I'm pretty sure it was terrible.

[i~Totally~DigGiantRobots!]

Moths.

I hate/fear them. Passionately. Maniacally.

Fucking hell I couldn't agree with you more! I HATE MOTHS! And I only found out that 2 years ago when a big fucking giant moth was flying around in my room we finished a damn whole can of Raid on it to kill it, I even refused to carry the plastic bag we put it in when it died at first, then I carried it anyway and threw it in the middle of the street in front of our house in hopes that a car would sqush it, but i squished it myself to make sure... When I went back in the house I felt really damn sad and guilty about killing a clueless little animal, I usually spare the lives of little critters, but I guess that when I see a moth again I'd probably neutralize it again out of plain fear... It's quite sad how their lives mean nothing.. heh.

Heh, Pics of moths are fine, even pretty, but have a big one flying around me and I'll go crazy!

[Indja]

Alsatians and mannequins are probably my top two. Urgh, they scare me so much. I have to run past the dummies they have in shops, it's well embarrassing. And I was walking with this supercute boy the other day, and this alsatian walked by on the other side of the street, and I was literally a quivering, cowering mess, cold sweats and everything. Somehow, think I may have put said supercutey off a bit ^.^

[85283-071]

I suppose you won't be buying a realdoll anytime soon.

How would you react to a living statue?

[Indja]

1. I suppose you won't be buying a realdoll anytime soon.

2. How would you react to a living statue?

1. HELL NO!

2. It was actually a living statue that gave birth (so to speak) to the fear originally - I was about 5, pulling faces at a mannequin in a shop window in the Trafford Centre, and it jumped at me. I shit myself. Actually, literally-speaking, I wet myself. It was fucking horrible.

Lately though, I've coped better with them. I really like them, as long as they don't move until you give them money. Those ones that just jump at you for shits are fucking evil bastards. *scowl*

[Mandolin Rain]

i'm incredibly fearful of taxidermy.
i always feel like a goon when at this kitschy store downtown
that has a few goat heads, a bear head, and a fake lion displayed for sale.
I always end up PARALYZED with fear, even though EVERYTIME i try and
force myself to get past it all. It's a really dumb fear.