Since I can't go to Zumba any more or Tai-Chi, Art and I have been walking outside before the sun comes up.
Art has a tendency to look down because you know he's looking for coins to add to his charity jar.
I'm always looking up to see if there's something of interest for my blog or to text to our kids in Illinois and Maryland.
While we were walking one morning, Art suddenly jerked me away which startled me. I looked at him questioningly and he pointed down.
It was a centipede about 5 inches long. I've never seen one on the road before. I did see one in the garden when we uprooted a bush during our home renovation.
I saw centipedes more often when we were growing up in a plantation village. Kids were always told to leave them alone because they can bite, but I've never heard of anyone bitten.
Still... I sure don't want to the be the first.
Maybe I'll look down more often from now on.
Art has a tendency to look down because you know he's looking for coins to add to his charity jar.
I'm always looking up to see if there's something of interest for my blog or to text to our kids in Illinois and Maryland.
While we were walking one morning, Art suddenly jerked me away which startled me. I looked at him questioningly and he pointed down.
It was a centipede about 5 inches long. I've never seen one on the road before. I did see one in the garden when we uprooted a bush during our home renovation.
I saw centipedes more often when we were growing up in a plantation village. Kids were always told to leave them alone because they can bite, but I've never heard of anyone bitten.
Still... I sure don't want to the be the first.
Maybe I'll look down more often from now on.
Nasty looking critter!! Be careful, Kay! They can hurt! Good for Art for looking out for you!
ReplyDeleteThat's funny. I've heard they bite, too. Watch your step!
ReplyDeleteI tend to look down but not because I am looking so much as I am lost in a reverie.
ReplyDeleteWow, you just don't see stuff like this here in Pittsburgh!
ReplyDeleteWell, you did find something for your blog with Art's help!
ReplyDeleteOh, that would creep me out for sure. Nasty looking thing. Wonder what they do eat?
ReplyDeleteThat's a nasty-looking thing. Still, it could be worse.
ReplyDeleteYikes! Thanks to Art, you didn't hurt that thing, and it didn't hurt you either. (shudder)
ReplyDeletethank goodness for observant husbands! be careful
ReplyDeleteI had a U of H professor friend role over on one in his bed and it was excrutiating. I also remember seeing them in traps when stayed at Sea Life part. They are really terrifying.
ReplyDeleteThat is a serious-looking critter!
ReplyDeleteThat's a nasty looking bug, but good for a blog. :-)
ReplyDeleteYikes. That is four and a half inches too long. I am sure he is handsome to another centipede but to me that is a truly ugly critter. Glad you missed stepping on him. Good job Art.
ReplyDeleteYuck! They are so evil looking they always give me the creeps. I got bitten by one while living in Palolo. It was between the sheets. So creepy. Just like a monster.
ReplyDeleteGood grief! You're the second person to mention centipedes getting in a bed. Yiiikes!
DeleteIt looks huge!
ReplyDeleteMean Buggah! Art a Hero again. Did I mention that my other half was USAF too? OSI. Dad was WWII Army Air Corps.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure about this guy's bite but I'll bet it would tickle if he walked over your foot with all those legs.
ReplyDeleteHave never encountered a centipede, but a scorpion got me in bed one night — no fun.
ReplyDeleteEewwww. What do they feed on? Where are their family members? I'd read about putting your bed post legs in little cups of water to keep them from crawling to a bed. Not sure a gallon jug would keep that bug from going where it wants! Yikes! Boring bugs live in Kansas, Linda
ReplyDeleteI was never worried about centipedes in my bed until I read these comments. However, I am being bitten a LOT recently by something and it itches like crazy. We don’t know what is causing it.
DeleteIt's a big one.
ReplyDeleteKay, I hear you loud and clear about not wanting to the be the first to be bitten. I especially hear you about looking down more often from now on. I agree with you!
ReplyDeleteWishing you all the best, my dear friend. Stay Safe!
Goodness!
ReplyDeleteThat does look big!
All the best Jan