Found it dead in my dishes
this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2023
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It's a house centipede, which means you probably have an infestation somewhere. Poor thing just walked into the sink.
House centipedes may look like some prehistoric creature from the depths of hell, but really they're like spiders, they're your friends - they kill and eat bugs. You just don't see them as often because they're terrified of humans and zoom away at light speed when they see you.
I have learned to respect spiders in my house and leave them alone. Some time I even provide support or protection if needed.
But THAT thing? I would manually detonate a nuke in my house with my own hand if I ever saw one in my house.
I'm reflecting on how, to an ET alien, this thing probably doesn't look that dissimilar to a nude human being.
Well thank God for that
I love them