centipede infestation?

[Mao Senpai]

Its similar but the house centipede has grosser legs!

 

[yagyujubei]

When I was in the army, I was bitten by a Vietnamese giant centipede over a foot long, and I don't recommend it. I hate 'em all.

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

When I was in the army, I was bitten by a Vietnamese giant centipede over a foot long, and I don't recommend it. I hate 'em all.

I googled the Vietnamese giant centipede and may have nightmares tonight!

 

[Mao Senpai]

Yeah those things are nothing to mess with... I think they are also used in some Asian medicinal remedies... I however will never go near it.

P.S. I am sorry if I made this go off topic... so much crazy bug talk.

 

[HarleyK]

Its similar but the house centipede has grosser legs!

Holy crap i'm not scared of centipedes but those silverfish freak the crap out of me. They keep me away from the lOcal library

 

[DoctorCosmonaut]

Sorry to revive an old thread, but I'm only now back.

None of those captured the centipedes I seem to have (they really aren't worrying me any more). I'm planning a sting operation to post some pics of them soon (they are shy).

 

[Zouave]

Just read this interesting thread. My bet is on this one. http://bugguide.net/node/view/510585/bgimage

and the house centipede creeps me the ____ out! http://bugguide.net/node/view/425455 had them in my old house.

 

[DoctorCosmonaut]

The much anticipated pictures of the intruders! (ps the soil is wet because this was under the water dish and it spilled when I moved it)

So who can I.D. them???

I think all of these critters may be in part to the fact that I tried to make bio-active substrate (lava rocks w/ jungle soil w/ cyprus mulch on top) with plants (that all died a while back (now replaced with some fakes))?

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haha i just found snails too!

 

[Zouave]

i think ..... http://bugguide.net/node/view/5239

 

[Mao Senpai]

They look like regular centipedes to me!

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Actually now I look at it.. its hard to tell. It depends on how long their legs are and how they move really. If they move fast and just walk then they are centipedes... if they move with one link of their body at at time and slowly with shorter legs then they are millipedes.

 

[Zouave]

its def a millipede , multiple legs per section.

 

[Fernando]

Greenhouse milipede?

 

[DoctorCosmonaut]

so what do these millipedes eat? other bugs or leftover plant matter?

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They don't quite look like the picture Mao posted in my opinion/observations, so probably a millipede then

 

[Zouave]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millipede#Diet

Diet
Most millipedes are herbivorous, and feed on decomposing vegetation or organic matter mixed with soil. A few species are omnivorous or carnivorous, and may prey on small arthropods, such as insects and centipedes, or on earthworms. Some species have piercing mouth parts that allow them to feed on plant juices.

The digestive tract is a simple tube with two pairs of salivary glands to help digest the food. Many millipedes moisten their food with saliva before eating it.[4]

 

[DoctorCosmonaut]

Nice free vacuums!!

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I've never seen them around my torts, only under the water dish, tile, etc. They probably are beneficial