Scolopendra heros cf arizonensis (bugfair) hifi

[cacoseraph]

@carebearnmbr46 heros are possible kidneykillers. also, gloves are kind of mixed bag. a 4-5" centipede will punch through most cloth gloves with little problem, but not leather. leather is probably too thick to safely handle a centipede, though. plus, do you really want a pissed off centipede trapped *inside* your glove? that's actually the reason i don't wear gloves for handling. sometimes i wear them for rock flipping and hill climbing, but try to fling them off to actually catch bugs =P

[cacoseraph]

@carebearnmbr46 but to actually answer your questions... don't use your hand. use a pair of tongs or a stick or something. if the pede attacks it then it's probably not a good time to try to handle it. if it "sniffs" it and starts walking up it then you can let it walk from the tool onto your hand.

but seriously, you are probably going to get bit, so try to make sure you don't have a hellbiter or a reputed kidneykiller before handling

[cacoseraph]

@carebearnmbr46 well, centipedes are tricky. to me, the are actually very stupid, even for a bug. it seems like the main factor is to handle them when it is cooler... like 60-70*F is the best. make sure they are well fed and watered, i used to only handle after a centipede finished eating a meal.

but pretty much centipedes are random when they bite, as far as humans are concerned. tarantulas generally give warning then bite. centipedes don't... or we don't know the more subtle warnings

[vectoranime123]

are you still alive or you already die because the poison takes time for humans

[cacoseraph]

@vectoranime123 the alive one

[7muktar]

cut your nails :P

[portiane]

omg he sounds like dying from the poison.............

[jeehoondevil]

@portiane LOL

[silentopinion]

I was going to ask how did you keep it from biting you but it did.

[cacoseraph]

@silentopinion so i guess my answer would be "poorly" =P

thanks for watching!

[silentopinion]

@cacoseraph Hurt didn't it though?

[jimmyshitbags]

could they poison you?

[cacoseraph]

@jimmyshitbags lol@your name

well, i certainly wouldn't die or anything.. but it would kind of feel like i broke my arm for a day or two... and that's no fun

thanks for watching!

[k0tlecik]

Beautyful arizonensis!! In my country it's impossible to buy these species :(

[cacoseraph]

@k0tlecik that's too bad. but you probably havea better chance of finding gigantea than i do, if it is any consolation :)

thanks for watching!

[Shaunnahatesyou]

:D I think centipedes are adorable! Though... I enjoy millipedes more! Hahaha.

[cacoseraph]

@Shaunnahatesyou right on! millipedes are pretty, for sure! i am lucky to have many pretty native species around me :D

look for some videos in the near future. i'm workingon getting footage and pics to make a good one with :)

[ultum4tegunz]

DUDe u got guts.

I WOULD never hold one....

ill buy a pokie tarantula and hold it first.......

[Tendarapo]

WTF with that man,handling a Escolopendra,it's impressive,i was try,but,i can't....magnifict.

[LoyAngel7]

A full strong bite leaves two red dots...

I've been bitten twice, depending on the species it could hurt from two bee stings to your whole arm throbbing in severe pain from a finger bite.

Hawaii has tons of these little buggers.

You've got guts though, I could never willingly pick one up.

[burmish101]

Dry bite *cough* *cough*

[Shyguyx12]

Never seen anyone handling them.

[STR4PS]

That is great, handling centipedes is the shit.

I can't wait for mine to grow that big!

[yudu256]

Be careful don't let it bit you

[lethomia]

please stop handling these things! Though it's thrilling to watch!

[pooper4]

nevermind, you got bit lol

[pooper4]

Wow, that is a gigantic centipede. I heard those eat mice. Would it bite a human?

[maarakailet1]

Huh, I just thought of something. Do you have any idea if 'pedes can control venom output, like snakes. Hot snakes can even control each venom gland separately. That would make sense why some bites hurt and some don't.

[kazziu]

Hey you're a very interesting person, have you ever been bitten by a bullet ant? how does the pain compare to an african centipede bite, is it true that a platypus sting generates the most powerful pain ?

[mastercuntkiller]

wow your a stupid cunt!

[cacoseraph]

perhaps perhaps

of course, you troll youtube... i can't possibly imagine what kind of life could be that devoid of value as to merit going and internet fighting with random people. most of who are probably 13 or 14. oh, except that then you get to win sometimes.

[cacoseraph]

oh, and the seven minute turn around time on your reply basically makes my case for me.

have what you undoubtedly think is a fulfilling life you sad sad manboy

[mastercuntkiller]

try kissing it

[cacoseraph]

amusingly enough... i was going to try to work that in as a sort of gimmick in my videos. possibly... just possibly you are not an idiot through and through... though i think you probably just got lucky =P

[mastercuntkiller]

you dont have the balls

[cacoseraph]

good grief. unlike you, i don't let random assholes off the internet manipulate me. good try, though. i bet it would have worked if i was still in preschool... or *maybe* even kindergarten.

;)

[mastercuntkiller]

just kiss it you pussy

[cacoseraph]

you are the master of fresh tactics! i bet you are a VERY interesting person in real life!

[mastercuntkiller]

are you gonna kiss this thing or what? dont back out now!

[Crypticrealism]

You're such an idiot..what the hell is wrong with you? Either appreciate the video or shut up.

[mastercuntkiller]

holy shit! did that bite hurt? any swelling?

[cacoseraph]

it did put it's fangs into me. no reaction. maybe it dry bit me but i sort of recall seeing a drop on/near the bite site. of course... it EASILY could have been me sweating. heh.

thanks for watching

[ivanciuxtube]

amazing video u have big balls to handle centipedes xD

[twasbrillig33]

I've been stung 3 times in my life by a honey bee, and a few times by rough harvester ants, the honey bee sting on the foot was by far the worst. I don't want to repeat that feeling ever again. I couldn't walk for 2 days and had to keep my foot elevated otherwise the blood would rush to the painfully swolen area the circumferance of a jar lid, and a weird tingling would occur I couldn't stand it (no pun intended).

[twasbrillig33]

Oh also been stuck by a few different catfish pectorals and a slight nick by a Baby lion fish. Watched my friend who I worked with as a teenager at a fish store get NAILED by a 12 inch channel catfish, it sent him home in agony.

[twasbrillig33]

I'm assuming that centipedes can deliver what is known as a "dry" bite, and you're one LUCKY mother fucker for it. I doubt your immune, don't push your luck.

My friend was bitten on the ass in Hawaii by a large centipede, and he unable to sit for 2 days, he was squeezing puss out of the wound for a week. So he said.

[cacoseraph]

a lot of venomous animals can bite/sting dry. i guess you can't know... but my subhobby is venom testing. i have been bit >300 times by like a dozen centipede species, half a dozen scorp species, and several spider species.

he picked up a secondary infection, it sounds like. *he* is lucky and should have gone to the dr to get antibiotics.

thanks for watching

[cacoseraph]

and i meant to say before:jabber jabber jabber. heh.

[twasbrillig33]

Hah! "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Perfect description for a scolopendra.

WOW! personal envenomation is your subhoby? ? ? 300 HUNDRED TIMES!!!!! And no one pays you for your suffering. You're a real masochist there buddy. That's fascinating, does that constitute 300 different species of bugs? or many of the same kind? What's been your worst bite?

[twasbrillig33]

I just caught last night a 4 inch Tiger Centipede, Scolopendra polymorpha, have you ever been bitten by one of these and if so, what's the pain factor? I also recently caught a Cow Killer (wingless wasp)out here in Calabasas.

[cacoseraph]

bit by those lots. they have never pained me, though they do generate some impressive swelling. well, they used to. some ppl are more susceptible to their pain elements. also, different localities and times of year change venom composition.

cow killers are neat. i fed mine honey and it lived like 4 months with me.

you live like 2 hours away from me. i live SE of Los Angeles

[cacoseraph]

300 envenomations between probably 20 species.

worst bite is a tie between African giant yellowleg centipede and a male Tanzanian tiger centipede, black head morph

[MrBoom619]

NICE... I just started collecting tarantulas, centipedes, and scorpions. I just recently held my 3" Starburst Baboon.. :) I wanna be just like you!

[cacoseraph]

very cool. those starbursts are pretty :)

thanks for watching

[syiware]

nice pede, caco! -locke

[cacoseraph]

thanks man

[danll5]

Wait, there insects? But they have more than 6 legs.

[manowar4eva]

in·sect(nskt)

n.

1.

a. Any of numerous usually small arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having two pairs of wings. Insects include the flies, crickets, mosquitoes, beetles, butterflies, and bees.

b. Any of various similar arthropod animals, such as spiders, centipedes, or ticks.

[danll5]

Centipedes are not small at all dude.

[cacoseraph]

compared to me, moose, and elephants they are =P

[danll5]

Well yeah but there bigger than most bugs.

[cacoseraph]

wow! i didn't know insect was officially a term for any small creepy crawly. i was already ~misusing bug that way, heh

[Thedoctor19000]

They are Chilopods.

[manowar4eva]

do they drybite to preserve venom?

[cacoseraph]

quite possibly/probably. i get "warning" or "testing" bites sometimes. who knows.... maybe they are just love bites