The House Centipede is Fast, Furious, and Just So Extra | Deep Look

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CORRECTION, 9/26/2018: This episode of Deep Look contains an error in the scientific name of the house centipede. It is Scutigera coleoptrata, not coleoptera. We regret the error. The viewers who caught the mistake will receive a free Deep Look T-shirt, and our gratitude. Thanks for keeping tabs on us!
Voracious, venomous and hella leggy, house centipedes are masterful predators with a knack for fancy footwork. But not all their legs are made for walking, they put some to work in other surprising ways.
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Recognizable for their striking (some might say, repulsive) starburst-like shape, house centipedes have far fewer than the 100 legs their name suggests. They’re born with a modest eight, a count that grows to 30 as they reach adulthood.
If 30 legs sound like more than one critter really needs - perhaps it is. Over the last 450 million years or so, when centipedes split off from other arthropods, evolution has turned some of those walking limbs into other useful and versatile tools.
When it hunts, for example, the house centipede uses its legs as a rope to restrain prey in a tactic called “lassoing.” The tip of each leg is so finely segmented and flexible that it can coil around its victim to prevent escape.
The centipede’s venom-injecting fangs, called forciples, are also modified legs. Though shorter and thicker than the walking limbs, they are multi-jointed , which makes them far more dexterous than the fangs of insects and spiders, which hinge in only one plane.
Because of this dexterity, the centipede’s forciples not only inject venom, but also hold prey in place while the centipede feeds. Then they take a turn as a grooming tool. The centipede passes its legs through the forciples to clean and lubricate their sensory hairs.
Scientists have long noticed that because of their length and the fact that the centipede holds them aloft when it walks, these back legs give the appearance of a second pair antennae. The house centipede looks like it has two heads.
In evolution, when an animal imitates itself, it’s called automimicry. Automimicry occurs in some fish, birds and butterflies, and usually serves to divert predators.
New research suggests that’s not the whole story with the house centipede. Electron microscopy conducted on the centipede’s legs has revealed as many sensory hairs, or sensilla, on them as on the antennae.
The presence of so many sensory hairs suggest the centipede’s long back legs are not merely dummies used in a defensive ploy, but serve a special function, possibly in mate selection. During courtship, both the male and female house centipede slowly raise and lower their antennae and back legs, followed by mutual tapping and probing.
--- Are house centipedes dangerous?
Though they do have venom, house centipedes don’t typically bite humans.
--- Where do house centipedes live?
House centipedes live anywhere where the humidity hovers around 90 percent. That means the moist places in the house: garages, bathrooms, basements. Sometimes their presence can indicate of a leaky roof or pipe.
--- Do house centipedes have 100 legs?
No. An adult house centipede has 30. Only one group of centipedes, called the soil centipedes, actually have a hundred legs or more.
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[@TheTinkili]

I always found them somewhat disgusting, but seeing its itty bitty face and how it grooms its legs makes it... Adorable 😳

[@TheTinkili]

Oh, wow! I got pinned? Thank you! ;A;

[@_egghead]

Not for me

[@videogyar2]

Nah, still disgusting.

[@meltorak123]

I've never thumbs down a comment before.

[@ruthi3806]

Wow why do girls hate insects

[@DrunkNotIAm]

I trust spiders more than these guys, at least we have an understanding. They operate in their web and do their thing instead of roaming around looking horrifying.

[@Jessegalang]

I didn't want to tell you this buddy, but some spiders don't make webs and they roam around looking horrifying and can grow as large as a human hand.

[@neuroleptic2563]

well, yeah, if you live in the Congo then maybe. In Europe you'll never see that (btw here we dont have wild mortal spiders).

[@thedevilcyclops6360]

Spiders sometimes they hide from my towels,clothing,bed,blanket,underwear and shoes. Thats why I they are scary 😑 And 1 more thing they sometimes crawl to your legs,If you dont catch it fast,Goodluck to ur balls

[@reginageorge1873]

And have less legs....

[@rightmeow58]

LoL at roaming around.

[@acatreassuresyouthateveryt7842]

evolution : "okay you have enough exp to upgrade your species. What do you want to do with it?" centipede : "more legs" evolution : "sir your species already have 20 legs..." centipede : "MORE LEGS"

[@user-ym1nf6el9m]

It gets xp by 'defeating' flys

[@zmalque9438]

Rez Kara Evolution: sir, you only need 2 legs to live, look at them humans... Centipede: but i want to be EXTRA

[@illprobablyregretthisnamel2499]

🤣

[@AnonEMus-cp2mn]

Three evolutionary wishes! millipede: "More Legs!" centipede: "More legs!" Two wishes! millipede: "More legs!" centipede: "More legs!" One more wish! millipede: "Even more legs!" centipede: *"...FANGS!"*

[@camikoadams6053]

evolution: " -sigh- I hate my job..."

[@Kakuer]

I always just called these things "voidling creatures" or "creatures of the void". The first time I saw one I freaked out not knowing what it was and then I tried to kill it and it ran and hid behind a little step stool and completely vanished from existence. I could not find it no matter how hard I looked. I figured it just teleported back to the void dimension it came from lol.

[@russianskarpetka2233]

I remember seeing one on the wall in my room, I got freaked out and wanted to kill it ASAP, but then for some reason I didn't do it... and that thing just stayed on the same place almost for two weeks. I kinda got used to it, lol. It could've stayed there even longer if my mom hadn't noticed and then killed it :P

[@DailyDimes]

Yeah one time I seen one by the bottom of my dresser and then I walked over to kill it and it just said peace out or something and vanished like it was trying to show me a magic trick

[@mishaa7263]

@@russianskarpetka2233 ты русский? also yes these creatures are devil reincarnate

[@russianskarpetka2233]

@@mishaa7263 йеп, рашн гёрл :D

[@venerablebastard2064]

@@russianskarpetka2233 While I don't speak Russian and can only read Cyrillic, is "йеп, рашн гёрл" a sort of...Anglicized Russian spelling? The way I read that sounds so much like "yep, Russian girl."

[@bananaflask]

To be fair, ever since I’ve seen a House Centipede, I’ve never seen a cockroach or fly. They are pretty good Natural Exterminators.

[@Shagamaw-100]

They are always on the hunt.

[@Shagamaw-100]

@@shreddinbetty365 Can't blame you they aren't very friendly looking are they?

[@t2av159]

@@Shagamaw-100 except the one in my kitchen that just f'n sits there all night doing nothing

[@youwantmyname9208]

Ever since I had a cat too

[@popump2617]

I got sprays for that and those don't have 30 legs

[@travelandfestivals]

"Rarely bite people", so you are telling me there is a chance? *burns house*

[@ojr.6936]

Филип Б. 😂😂

[@NikNokGamer]

*burns house for literally no reason and now you’re homeless and you will die on the streets, you waste of money*

[@Lestweforgot]

@@NikNokGamer If you can't take a joke, you're the only waste of money here 🥱

[@jaderthegoddess]

GOAT ever thought that maybe HIS comment was an extension of the original joke?🤨

[@Lestweforgot]

@@jaderthegoddess No.

[@morganmiller6373]

“Oh it doesn’t actually have 100 legs, most have less than 60” Oh okay yeah that’s not that many

[@Al-qg9dr]

Adult normal centepides have 600 legs

[@namename1302]

@@Al-qg9dr you're thinking of millipedes. centipedes generally stay under a hundred, while millipedes often reach 4 or more times that.

[@dragonwood9704]

*Most*

[@spaghetti5914]

In greek they are called fortylegs so ye

[@ABN6565]

I'm trying to decide when I'm going to start counting the legs on these sobeez

[@Pete1230]

I've learned to co-exist with these guys. They are always in my mancave and I give up trying to get rid of them. They hunt bugs and spiders so they aren't all bad. When I see one we kinda lock eyes, make an uneasy truce with eachother, and then I look away and a few seconds later I look back and it's gone.

[@moderndemon84]

It went back to the pocket dimension.

[@Bona_Tempora]

I live in a heavily wooded area in GA. Frankly I welcome most predatory insects because without them I would probably have to deal with far, far more pests. As long as they don’t crawl on me we have an understanding.

[@rubixmantheshapeshifter1769]

@@Bona_Tempora oh i now like em , it saved me alot of money calling the pest killers .

[@benjaminnanney1446]

I've had this same experience. One ran across my foot while I was in the bathroom. It felt like a feather being dragged across my foot. We looked at each other for a moment and then I gave him a nod. He nodded back, winked, and made his way our of sight. My favorite animal

[@prayaschakrabarty6200]

@@benjaminnanney1446 Thank god it didn’t give you a kiss too

[@anachoretix]

The miracle of consciousness is astonishing. Such a small creature, so aware of its body, grooming it carefully. And the antenae allows them to feel their surroundings. I am so amazed at how such tiny creatures have such a developed awareness. Once, in the tropical forest of Guyana, I saw a spider of 1 milimeter length sitting in the middle of its fifteen centimeter wide web, this web was 150 times wider than the spider. It was fascinating to ponder on how much spatial awareness such a little creature had.

[@HighFieldLux]

IT'S NOT SMALL

[@AlexMoreno-zj7po]

They are almost certainly not conscious. It'd be more accurate to think of them like an automaton or a lil robot

[@wetalkinb0utpractice]

Hmmmm... ​@@AlexMoreno-zj7po

[@strawhatpirates4]

Isn’t it amazing and crazy!! I’m so grossed out and itchy watching this video!!! So many wonderful things on this earth😩😭

[@francescoaseiceschino4896]

Just saw one in my bedroom, third video that I’m a watching to understand the enemy i’m facing

[@gingermcgingin1733]

They're actually beneficial to humans, they help to control pest populations & are basically harmless to humans. Their giant centipede cousins, on the other hand...

[@thunderedsun203]

@@gingermcgingin1733 there a wild ant colony in my kitchen which eliminated a cockroach in my bathroom the cockroach torn into parts that's the good feeling to see a cockroach torn into parts and eaten

[@april1st183]

@@gingermcgingin1733 I heard they bite though 😕

[@april1st183]

@@thunderedsun203 what do you do with the ants when people come over? Do they freak out?

[@thunderedsun203]

@@april1st183 they eat plant eating insects if not for wild centipedes most leaves should be dead

[@0ctopusComp1etely]

"Most centipedes have less than 60 legs." That's roughly 60 more legs than I would like them to have, thank you.

[@hel117]

I mean I guess they can have like 4. 4 is a reasonable number of legs. Maybe even 6, like a normal insect. But still that's 54 more legs than is acceptable.

[@tonytong580]

You want them to have no legs? Meanie, I want you to have no legs!

[@chalseywilder937]

@@tonytong580 worms do just fine lol

[@misconceptions5613]

@@chalseywilder937 dead do just fine lol

[@rarabunfunny3611]

@Sammy Van Dankstein admit it it would look cute

[@hannersification]

I've killed one last week because I'm really scared of them but I've felt guilty ever since and I've been trying to learn more about them to battle the fear. I swore I'll never kill another one! They're actually amazing creatures

[@thedreflacko]

You say that now until you find one right before you're going to sleep and it runs under your bed

[@brown3394]

good man!

[@tigerwoods373]

I didn't at first until I found one in my bed.

[@vk168saurus_rex_yt2]

Don't kill them, they are important to control the insects population, they don't bite you, they are afraid of you because you are 1000 times bigger

[@jeremyknappe1128]

This thing is truly a terrifying beast. I remember seeing one of those when I was maybe 6 years old. I thought it was something out of a sci-fi book or Alien movie.

[@laurabell4378]

They are 100 times worse in Texas! You should see how big they get. Well, no you probably shouldn't.

[@stroNg2thaBoNe2thaMax]

​@@laurabell4378 I guess it's true what they say about everything being bigger in Texas 😂

[@schmootheonly]

They eat bedbugs. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Let the House Centipedes live.

[@chainsaw5302]

But what if the enemy of your enemy is your enemy 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@leoye2313]

But bedbuds are on ur bed...

[@schmootheonly]

@@leoye2313 they're nesting on your bed spring or under your mattress usually, or your couch or behind the wall runner

[@leoye2313]

@@schmootheonly oh god stop

[@eddiew2325]

Leo Ye I’m also living under your bed

[@diegokurokun]

I really like these fluffy guys. They eat everything in the house including spiders. And I find them very polite. I opened the front door to one and told him to please go outside and he did.

[@134t7]

I like them too, theirs something about their striped patterns that make them look very appealing to me.

[@IslamOriginal14]

Japanese keep them as pets

[@denialxproductions127]

You're mental

[@halle8110]

Okami Dy. Very wholesome comment I approve 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@fossilgaming65]

*outstanding*

[@hanijjang4146]

"that phantom tickle at the back of your neck?" me: **suddenly feels something crawling**

[@emanz2729]

If one of those things touch me, im bathing in litterall acid.

[@pzeditz8628]

One slap! and *GAME OVER* either me or that insect😰

[@johnroussakis4541]

Satan: “Can I create one thing?” God: “Ugh. Fine.” Satan:

[@ctibpo991]

Fire ants, ticks and red poultry mites are laughing at how backwards your joke actually is. This is the only insect you actually want in your house.

[@Sebadoh1994]

@@ctibpo991 true! They eat all the bugs in your house and they never bother you, plus they are nocturnal.

[@maxhax1528]

God : 😑

[@lukaskidd4621]

No you don't need these to keep other bugs out of your house. Just diffuse essential oils and keep ALL bugs at bay including the tougher ones likes ants, earwigs and cockroaches.

[@keketski5430]

No he created australia

[@rcdr898]

It must be so weird to wake up with a new leg. Like what tf do I do with it

[@alamb245]

Morning wood

[@ImAint]

ARTHUR NEEDS MORE LIKES

[@TheMajkla]

Fun fact: did you know that snakes have two penises?

[@jcxmotor5]

Kick things

[@luminouschild]

@@alamb245 morning leg

[@FrZF]

God:How many legs u want? Bug:Yes.

[@slamacatgt4296]

Old and overused joke.

[@invictuz4803]

@@slamacatgt4296 It's called a meme.

[@slamacatgt4296]

@@invictuz4803 so it wasnt a joke? Yes or no?

[@telmobrito519]

@@slamacatgt4296 *sees pop culture* " You fckin mainstream and overused joke "

[@lightningstudios113]

Millipede: Hold my leg

[@Evelyn-fw4mp]

centipede in my basement had a staring match with me the other night. i haven’t been at peace since. aren’t they supposed to fear me??

[@april1st183]

No. They have more legs than you. You have to grow more legs to assert dominance

[@CrusaderKnight2000]

@@april1st183 I grew too many legs. Now all anyone can see are my 100,000 legs.

[@CrusaderKnight2000]

@spy kid You're right, I'm going to double my legs.

[@ctibpo991]

That's the best insect you could have down there. They get rid of all the other insects and don't leave a mess or webs. Just think of it as your fancy furry barn cat... totally self sufficient and actually quite beautiful as far a monster insects go.

[@user-jc6ek5tg1o]

@@ctibpo991 Nah bro spiders do the same job by chilling in one place undisturbed. This hellspawn roams around looking like a horror movie on steroids and it kills all the spiders in my home. I promise you, no one will be happy to replace spiders with this nightmare fuel. Most people hate spiders because they look scary. Replacing them with something even scarier, that also roams around everywhere doesn't sound too good.

[@whaleshark19]

Spiders don’t scare me, but these do! Thank you for the increased understanding, but they still freak me out. They are amazing!

[@AEWZAA]

Pack your stuff boys. We're going to NOPELAND

[@BluesManSteele]

Best you dont live in a house. Or anywhere in nature for that matter. 😂

[@jimothyj2638]

Never seen this comment before

[@KhanMann66]

Burn them all!🔥🔥🔥

[@MilkyiiMisa]

Yes

[@royal3rabeats637]

This made me laugh sooooo LOUD

[@bhocolate6014]

My bedroom: Exist House centipedes: *"Allow us to introduce ourselves!"*

[@seventeenthepheonix6281]

hippity hoppity your now my property

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

Feels.

[@jeil5676]

Your Bedroom: Exist Centipede: "It's free real estate!"

[@unrealwolfclaws]

The whole house burn

[@rexana_rexana]

I know its a joke and all, but much like a restaurant, if you no longer serve the food, they'll stop coming around. It could be a good indicator that you have an infestation in your house.

[@Spewb]

I've always been amazed by these things' ability to just dematerialize when you're looking for one that scurried off somewhere. Especially considering just how big they can get, doesn't matter what size it is, it still just vanishes into thin air.

[@OoBlekandOoBleklan]

I swear😂

[@JohnSmith-ml6yh]

I love these guys, so cute. They’re so good around the house in eating all the bugs that damage things, roaches, silverfish, moths, ticks, and other invasive bugs. Leave them alone, they’re awesome little creatures...❤️

[@mp6471]

I love them too

[@brown3394]

yay

[@gabriellebragg7097]

☺️ I named mine Stripey

[@miked4377]

​@@gabriellebragg7097i eat them!

[@gabriellebragg7097]

@@miked4377 🥺😢🤧😤😤😤😤 friend not food.

[@mizuhonova]

Anyone else felt increasingly itchy watching this?

[@Shion6seven]

Yeah 😨

[@SmallCactus22]

Yes

[@brunobucciaratiswife]

Ugh. Yes. It was terrible.

[@jadecruz9123]

Yesss bro

[@onyxceasar915]

I feel uncomfortable in bed now 😳

[@gracefullyeva]

Me: Centipede:👀 Me:👀 Centipede:✌🏻💨

[@Anonymous-wg5cz]

I love this

[@deniseneuman1958]

🤣

[@khanjali6656]

very accurate haha

[@Dub_Turna]

😂😂😭💯💯

[@niceday6489]

Lol 😂🤦👊

[@potatoface4698]

Yeah its cool and everything but can we appreciate the insanely great editing on this video?!

[@jd3006]

"But, house centipedes rarely bite people" Is exactly what they WOULD say

[@ayelmao4258]

Cockroach: "What are you!?" House Centipede: "I'm you, but faster"

[@ronin3635]

bob lol Oh yeah, meet big cockroach, I can fly

[@franktank4360]

When U need an exterminator who better to call then the house centipede Mehh!

[@PrimeSinisterful]

And smarter, and cooler, and Adam Sandler in real life

[@thejuniorseas7683]

More like: Centipede - "Your worst nightmare!"

[@haroldpetiluna281]

bob lol but cant fly

[@junejj2127]

"Centipedes don't have 100 legs" My whole life has been a lie

[@ninar1218]

Ughh same

[@mouth7137]

Maybe a geophilid centipede

[@ReaperOfSouls83]

I get the joke but I don't understand it, in Italian is call centopiedi: meaning 100 (cento) feet (piedi) in english centepede, where is the number one hundred??

[@Cygnus0lor]

Have you lived as a centipede?

[@flamixflame2685]

@@ReaperOfSouls83 centi (hundred) pede (feet) That's the English word with English translation

[@sleepingrepurr6317]

"almost never have a hundred legs" almost? 😀

[@OhNoNotTheBeas]

Man, the music in all of these is masterfully created, always so fitting for what’s happening on screen. I feel like I would just listen to the music constantly. Though this is one of my favorite ones!

[@magicchicken94]

Bro I got these in my basement don't remind me these exist

[@Sixsince-dd2eu]

magicchicken94 my room was moved to the basement and I saw one

[@JAVONEETHEMOMMY]

Six12since02 please invest in essential oils. Look them up n mix wit distilled water n spray ur area to deter them n get a dehumidifier

[@joshuahotchkiss6379]

SAME

[@rg1whiteywins598]

They are kind and eat pest bugs. Chill.

[@oxfordcommaisthegreatest]

@@JAVONEETHEMOMMY Is it too late to call Karen?

[@mtbd215]

centipedes are awesome. truely apex predators almost unmatched in the brutal bug-world. they are also amazing mothers using their bodies as a type of cradle to hold their numerous eggs before they hatch.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

We didn’t see that - thanks for sharing.

[@bugtalk84]

I'm quite impressed by how educational this video is, most books don't seem to explain things to this level of detail.

[@Paelorian]

The only bug welcomed in my home. (Some harmless spiders are tolerated, but not welcomed.) The house centipede is rarely seen, is a voracious predator of other insects, and leaves no discernable nests, junk, or other droppings I have to encounter and clean. They do no damage, eat none of my food, and aren't pests. I see them once in a while, just a reminder that my insect-slaying task force is on duty. Because of them, I encounter far fewer bugs overall. Less roaches and other destructive bugs! They eat roaches, flies, silverfish, bed bugs, and most common house creepy-crawlies. When seen, they're usually out in the open only for a few moments. They flee from humans and are completely harmless. The scenario where one would bite a person is almost impossible with a person actively trying to be bitten, and even then the bite is minor. Other bugs I'll squish or catch and release outside my home. Centipedes I'll actually release in my home, like when they get stuck in the smooth porcelain bathtub I give them a path of toilet paper to climb out of back into the rest of the house. Spiders I find pretty icky. I'll usually tolerate them if I can confirm they're harmless. But they're not as good to have as centipedes. They make webs, are potential biters, and can come into conflict with humans, which with the centipedes, who are always on the move, never happens.

[@nocturnal2900]

Paelorian you made me not hate them as much... thanks man

[@Bot-77385]

dont mean any disrespect, but this sounds like a post a house centipede would make

[@Paelorian]

@@Bot-77385 On the internet, no one knows you're a house centipede.

[@sunnyhsieh8515]

Uh... They eat spiders whole, but they definitely leave thr exoskeleton of other prey after eating.

[@angelofdeath275]

Paelorian Exactly. People need to get over their irrational fear of them, they keep other bugs at bay.

[@Joe-mu2cn]

One of these found my hand in a bag of potatoes. Crawled up my sleeve before I knew it and I'm glad no one was around or they would of seen a grown man jumping around smashing a potato against his chest screaming like a banshee. Good times. Not "adorable"

[@miguelcabreracastro6968]

you again? just wacht what you use!

[@goranvuletic8873]

hahahahahaha, I know what you mean

[@jeil5676]

I have had 1 crawl up my pant leg as I was sitting on comp like I am here now. I to freaked out hysterically.

[@TheOncelersTruffulaTree]

I would've loved seeing that

[@syed2733]

No one blames u man. I would die of a cardiac arrest if that happened to me. I could never even dream of that happening to me

[@sobordinates]

bro i actually cried when i saw one of these crawling out of my sofa. i think i have a phobia

[@ctibpo991]

Think about what bugs it was eating in your sofa. That to me would be the bigger phobia...

[@Sunnbuzz]

I have a medical phobia of roaches, its no joke, I hope its actually just scary for you rather than a real phobia

[@sobordinates]

​@@Sunnbuzz same here just looking at one gives me goosebumps, i cant imagine touching one

[@Dailyfiver]

I woke up at 5am today and found one of these as big as my hand on my living room. Absolutely terrifying how fast they are. I have never heard of these before so it was nightmare fuel.

[@wargreymon2024]

"kinda like cat" ..... You sleep with your centipede, I keep my cat.

[@thanos4959]

Greymon War but my cat kills centipedes

[@aljosaraketic8258]

Ok,deal. I take the clean harmless pest exterminator and you take the parasite carrier on which you spend money to keep it alive.

[@iamcatjesus999]

aljosa raketic you had us in the first half I’m not gonna lie but cats are superior.

[@aljosaraketic8258]

@@iamcatjesus999 depends on how you look at the meaning of "superior". Only wild cats are beneficial to the environment. House cats are useless and not just that but also danger for your health. But our friend with "100 legs" is beneficial to the environment aaand our health. It's not fluffy nor you can pet it I know,but I'm just saying..

[@iamcatjesus999]

aljosa raketic house cats kill rats scorpions anything outside too I don’t know how they’d effect my health either can you explain?

[@goobitz4231]

Video: **scuttling sounds** My brain: *ah yes, panic attack time*

[@JasonKucherawy]

They were going to add heavy breathing to the sound mix but decided that would be a little too much.

[@claytongreen2876]

Not even kidding I just found one of these in my house and you really can hear them walk! I tried to smash it and it jumped in my work boot.....

[@davidfrank693]

I like these guys; they carry no diseases and hunt the bugs that do.

[@jonathonamack4036]

bro i watch these for homeschool and i love these,these are cool videos keep it up

[@theonionkiwi]

Me: I have arachnophobia. Nothing is scarier than spiders. This video: *I will prove you wrong.*

[@j.f.fisher5318]

It basically _starts_ as a spider, then gets exponentially worse... :o

[@EE-bg2sd]

I think you have a fear of legs then lol

[@Defuvltalt]

Look up “scolopendra heros” it’s your worst nightmare, the bite will have you rolling on the ground in pain

[@naturalnashuan]

They actually hunt and eat spiders. Maybe THAT will help you be less afraid. I have many of these and many spiders on the foundation of my house. The centipedes hide under the vinyl siding with their faces sticking out while they watch the other arthropods. They'll reach out and twitch a spiderweb, imitating prey. The spiders, usually False Widows, run to the source of the vibration. The Centipede engulfs the spider in a heavy blanket of legs. Now that the spider can't move to bite the centipede, the centipede bites the spider. The venom works almost instantly. The centipede then carries the prey to a dark place to eat so it is ´t visible to predators itself.

[@j.f.fisher5318]

@@naturalnashuan Intellectually, I know spiders are like tiny house cats, but instead of eating mice they eat bugs. I think it is just the aliennes of them.

[@__shiyo__22]

The house centipede is fast,furious and makes me want to burn my house down

[@josh_bartholomew_2530]

DannyGzzi yeah all humans should be equipped with flamethrowers to stop these things. Also mini guns with incendiary rounds

[@__shiyo__22]

@@josh_bartholomew_2530 also heat tracking missile if these run

[@rayswonder213ed4]

I get they are creepy looking but not only are these things harmless, they will rid on other pest from roaming around your house" cockroaches, bedbugs, spiders, etc"

[@pyrrehraus6571]

It makes my legs go fast and furious

[@graceh5736]

Yep , they make me want to move planet 😱

[@ganendrawibowo2759]

I watched this several times, and it's still amazing

[@mason8920]

I love bugs, but some of them creep me out a bit. Whenever that happens I come here looking for videos about them. Always helps me get over whatever hang ups I have for that specific critter.

[@archiebenjamin936]

I have a house centipede in my house his name is steve

[@matteon4192]

Man I had one in my room and my ex would always call him Gerald 😂😂

[@thederpinator6636]

hi steve

[@steveg6199]

@@thederpinator6636 Hi

[@gizmogamer8268]

@Mike The Three Legged Dog helllo

[@shivernaut8607]

give him a different name

[@applepiebottoms5962]

they are allowed to live in my house only rule is im not allowed to see them,dont ask what happens if I see them.

[@franktank4360]

There's probably hundreds in ur crawl space & basement and U don't even kno it!

[@tomz4713]

@@franktank4360 is that true? You're gonna give me nightmares!

[@franktank4360]

@@tomz4713...Yesss it's true!

[@franktank4360]

Ahh😀😁😉!!!!

[@allenl9214]

Haha just my sentiments.. they're welcome in my house, just dont come out in front of me xD

[@pelunasc]

the images are gorgeous! god bless the cinematography team

[@frankkahldofer2017]

had one on my arm by chance: just felt light as a hair rubbed over my skin. got several of them in my house. i enjoy the company, they keep the house free from other insects👍

[@sickle795]

They reallly are adorable.

[@ynnalyl6195]

They are cool they kill flies i hate flies

[@pieoflords5082]

"there are things hiding in the dark, the house centipede" CLOSE THE GATE! "but they wouldn't hurt a fly" OPEN THE GATE! *kills the fly* CLOSE THE GATE! "but they rarely bite humans" OPEN THE GATE A LITTLE!

[@miss.dannitiger]

Lol

[@jnailard9669]

im mf dead

[@kari7403]

Haha. That was awesome! Most of the comments are the same recycled, *"Me: insert something"* *"Subject its about: insert something else."* But yours was original. And funny AF. 😄👍 ❤'ed it!

[@AlgoCurioso4]

I'm really impressed with the visual / audio (effects and music) quality, also the narrator is very fluid and informative and the editing is on point👌. Excellent content!

[@franktank4360]

Excellent maybe but I still prefer 🕷🕸🕷🕸 over centipedes!

[@suruxstrawde8322]

@@franktank4360 Dragonflies are soooo much more impressive and important tho, they acrobatically kill all those disease carrying mosquitoes.

[@franktank4360]

@@suruxstrawde8322... true, unfortunately I don't have much dragonflies where I stay at!

[@Krystalmyth]

I find it extremely childish/immature but to each their own. American adults kind of love being treated like kids.

[@VaughnG71]

@@Krystalmyth oh yes, the rest of the world is much too sophisticated for such light heartedness. Only we troglodytel Americans enjoy such things. Touche old chap.

[@eleyandipalma6746]

Just found one of these on my ceiling for the first time. It's now in my dust bucket, still alive.

[@geometricdashingjorge1945]

I'm so glad to have these guys in my house, they are super clean and they kill spiders and flies...

[@tang7__]

Anyone else look around their room while watching??? 😂😂

[@miguelcabreracastro6968]

nope

[@yoboikamil525]

centipede : nope nope nope Spider : nope

[@Candiwithlove]

Here in Jersey apparently they are everywhere :( found three in my home. I hate them!!!

[@videotroll3973]

Tang 7 Yes

[@MyKirby88]

Tang 7 yess I hate centipedes and they are always in my room I think they know I hate them lol 😂

[@lornadoyle3371]

Each of your episodes are like pieces of candy for my brain !

[@KQEDDeepLook]

That's high praise!

[@TheTinkili]

YES! Exactly 😍 Like, my most favorite candy which would be chocolate. Deep Look is like Swiss Chocolate. 😆

[@zbs8334]

It's amazing learning about the complex life living in your home right now.

[@nikkiewhite476]

I live way up north where it is to cold for these things. I visited my fiance a decade ago and saw one for the first time. Normally I am ok with bugs but then it moved. It ran towards me so fast I fully admit I screamed like a 6 year old seeing an icky bug for the first time. It was just so unsettling to see such speed with such an unnatural pattern of movement.

[@kate2557]

I sleep in the basement, & every night without fail I see at least 3 of these buggers sprinting across the floor/ walls at Usain Bolt speed.

[@beenjamminbuttons7771]

kate as the talented Sam Smith once said, How Do You Sleep???

[@sozuruQ2]

kate you have balls of steel

[@raccoonchild]

I would try taking pictures

[@peanutbuttersandwich5735]

@@raccoonchild I read "cry" instead of "try" and still agreed with your comment :)

[@SuperChipperson]

I hate them so much

[@soilder909]

Title should be: The House Nope is Nope, Nope and just so Nope | Deep Nope

[@kiingg1787]

What? Nvm not even gonna ask anymore..

[@justsomevikingwhodiscovere1026]

@@kiingg1787 you're not afraid of centipedes?

[@eight10aaronn]

I named my first house centipede George but then there were 8 more... He’s a dad!

[@ynnalyl6195]

Oh that is cool pls dont kill them

[@AK-jt7kh]

The music & sound effects make me think of Goosebumps.

[@mystique0417]

My little son named them mustache bugs.

[@ninabean4857]

mystique0417 😆 that’s cute

[@josielobrillo4104]

mystique0417 we call them hairbugs

[@lovelyanna3891]

Your son is going places

[@dabdab2678]

Your son is the next president

[@KilluminatiAus]

That is dope

[@mhilmyfauzi4523]

I did not know centipede groom themselves methodically, very cool. And that was the first time I used the word "methodically" in a sentence. Anyway, awesome video.

[@lazycouch1]

Some individuals, carefully choose each.. and every word. After all.. who wishes to misspeak? Methodical.

[@ansh6370]

Ok. And that was the first time I used the word "ok" in a sentence. Oh wait, this is my first sentence!

[@mickcarson8504]

Only this critter grooms, otherwise who wants to mate with it? Other centipedes do not groom. They clean themselves by brushing their bodies among debris and dried fallen leaves.

[@josecuervo3588]

Reported.

[@messier97]

The vast majority of insects groom themselves 'methodically'

[@Gxrmehar_]

I love how Deep Look zoom in to the most important parts (Body part's. Etc)

[@rm25088]

I work in a factory and I see these guys all the time. Pretty cool.

[@urielbritneybitch]

Before this video Confidence 100% After this video *CONFIDENCE DROPS TO 0%*

[@sycration]

TFW you are less successful than a FKING BUG

[@dnizil32]

Talk that URL "BugTitles"

[@njenga.n.n]

Snakes I don't mind... Centipedes n creatures that crawl.. + spiders are evey mans nightmare... Then slimmy poisonous creatures I give up...

[@Someone-sx2pg]

Lol

[@sparkybob1023]

?

[@LieraLolita]

“They rarely bite people” yes, but they will also rarely get mercy from me.

[@KidaMilo89]

Still a better exterminator than toxic Raid.

[@Kiiieeechiii]

The bite feels like a wasp crossed with a spider

[@c4tl0verr50]

@Xezs Wait really? Guess I'll also leave them be then.

[@sickle795]

@Xezs I actually have two house centipedes myself. Never had any pests ever since they moved it. And the best part is that they never come into my room uninvited.

[@FishTail33]

@@sickle795 Wow, they actually sound like good and respectful housemates, that us humans rarely get when living in uni accommodations XD

[@scottmartin8888]

This is something you would never know, how intricate and capable, the house centipede is. It's equipped.

[@J4spr4]

one of these fell on my back while i was showering and boy was i terrified

[@sebastjansslavitis3898]

"house centipedes rarely bite people" I suppose I should feel better now...

[@DarkStarHearts]

Sebastjans Slavitis One got me on the back of the neck awhile ago. It stung pretty bad. I did slap at it when I felt it crawling on me, so I guess it was just defending itself

[@billowsblaze1430]

Sebastjans Slavitis my house has a ton of them and I’m trying to watch this video to make myself feel better before I clean the bathroom because I know they are in there waiting and watching. And as soon as I get the broom I’m afraid the biggest one is coming for me

[@Death-bd1tl]

Great now i know they bite

[@cruzechevy3485]

@@billowsblaze1430 obey them, NOW?

[@rexana_rexana]

@@billowsblaze1430 if you have a lot, that means you have a larger infestation of their food source in your house.

[@johnjohnson2466]

God: how many legs do you want? Centipede: yes

[@jumping_beanz6209]

Then what about millipedes?

[@foodafen6367]

@@jumping_beanz6209 Millipedes: Yeah

[@tatir7081]

@@foodafen6367 millipedes sacrificed their sight for legs.

[@muhammadaaus105]

This is inappropriate towards Allāh (God) who Has Created everything in perfection!

[@dropzone3415]

@@muhammadaaus105 stop with the fairytales, there's no such thing.

[@Otaku155]

I love these guys because they are so useful

[@NateC983]

These lil guys have kept my bug-a-salt skills sharp.

[@Kaanfight]

L E G G Y B O I

[@TheTinkili]

F A S T B O I

[@datdamnkez]

@@JS-pk8gv L E G G Y G U H

[@morasoftwood8224]

Thanks for making it less creepy

[@Lislio]

@@JS-pk8gv B O I works for all genders

[@mariama.f8314]

What if it was an astral transgender pansexual genderfluid?

[@overwatchtheater8165]

Every time I see one in my house I burn my house down...yea...I'm on my 977th house...

[@SpanishFly63]

OverwatchTheater You need to start cleaning your house more lol

[@RikkuParadox]

Look Mother this persons pants are on fire

[@darkphantom9124]

Now on 1000th

[@bleh2010]

Oh so that means you can buy 634 Iphones?

[@varunatrooper5785]

I have an addiction to this channel

[@arielm1374]

Seeing these run around my apartment give me the biggest goosebumps 😖 When they're fully grown, they truly are horrifying.

[@accessdenied5998]

Well they hunting something more terrifying in your house last time I saw full grown one when I have roaches problem in couple of days they just gone

[@JT-kr3dg]

Excellent video. I have a love/hate relationship with these critters, I call em Cave Centipedes cause they inhabit our basement. Love that they eat other pest bugs, hate that lightening speed & furry look.

[@zegamingcuber857]

Javier SSTO I’m a furry. I don’t use Deviantart for art though because I can’t draw.

[@hamsterama]

+J T I feel the same way. On one hand, house centipedes eat spiders, and I am terrified of spiders. On the other hand, house centipedes are very creepy looking. I wish I had neither.

[@travis7638]

hamsterama just be glad you don’t have Hawaiian centipedes. They’re extremely fast, bite humans, don’t do jack to other annoying critters like roaches and ants, and look terrifying.

[@FlyingBalcony]

hamsterama holy smokes that rhymed, nice bars

[@mondayisthebest1022]

YellowStoner ???

[@eggyrepublic]

These bugs are actually the best thing to have in your house, they eat all the other harmful bugs and it isn't harmful in itself. Flies eat your food, termites eat your wood, roaches eat your soul, while house centipedes eats all the pests.

[@zBriGuy]

Those lasso legs were incredible!

[@GladiusTR]

I love these guys.

[@i.m.evilhomer5084]

Creepy, but free pest control. There's a surprising lack of roaches and other invertebrate pests when you have creepy critters like these in your garage. Just make sure other pest predators aren't harmful to you or your loved ones.

[@graham1158]

pest control? They ARE the pest!

[@noustrant]

@@graham1158 nope, they eat fly, roach, ant, bug and other insect that we considered as pest. They're shy insects that always scram when they saw human. I never killed one of it in my house.

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

I can't say I've ever been more than thankful for them, aside from that time where I cowered on top of a barstool as a kid, convincing myself it was a trick of the light scurrying under the stove. They're basically canaries for insect infestations, if canaries ate explosive gas until you installed a ventilation system. Additionally, they aren't big on pesticide resistance, so they'll probably be the first victim of any chemical pest control from eating tainted prey. Depending on how you look at it, they just stay around as long as they're needed.

[@Zeffarian]

Austin Aldy Something can eat pests while being a pest itself. If roaches ate silverfish, they'd still be a pest. Ants can kill a number of bugs while also cleaning up bits of food on the floor, still don't want them in the house.

[@illfaptothis333]

Also wolf spiders. They eat earwigs that like to crawl in and hide

[@haileylong1974]

No matter how much you try to make it look good. It still scares me. I'll never stop being scared of it

[@lore2001lf]

I can feel u

[@equisnrolly]

The one living in my room let’s me feed it chips and sits next to my Xbox

[@Beezer.D.B.]

Agreed, and I actually like mine and let her live in the basement. She comes up at night and slips under the door and patrols the house. I have ant problems spring and fall and she' helps to stop them before I get overrun by the entire colony. They say they keep away all manner of unwanted (more unwanted than house centipedes) pests like bedbugs, spiders (though spiders are good at pest control too), cockroaches, weevils, etc. Still, she freaks me out every time I open the basement door and see her scurry away.

[@theworthysoul]

Fair, but if you see one at least don’t kill it. They’re chill.

[@EvanG90]

Yes.....I'd rather have spiders or daddy long legs

[@RandyKing314]

I still remember the first time I saw one!!! And that was 20 years ago, no lie.

[@ram_bam]

What a cool, informative video. PBS is the best.

[@TheLiam14141]

Bushy eyebrows belong on Russian Tzars, not on my walls, scurrying about.

[@freeziebreezie]

My grandma killed one by yeeting a shoe at it

[@i-asiahfrazier6812]

That's how I killed the first one I saw....

[@timbermicka]

I once spent an entire night trying to kill one... This thing is clever

[@tynesky]

I killed it by spraying febreze and covering it with a cup, making sure it stayed in there until the mf died

[@freily7955]

Timber Micka same I’ve done that like three times they’re too quick

[@thedeviousduck8027]

Don’t kill them though, they kill actual pests. I just trap them in a glass and put them outside. Chances are they come back in but at least I don’t have to see them.

[@daveblane6442]

BRILLIANT -- as always.

[@baldboso5296]

Such a good show. Love it ❤️ Fan for awhile ☺️

[@baldboso5296]

Trying to keep up.. Way behind on videos..

[@violetartem1034]

A giant house centipede could defeat Thanos

[@Trid3nt861]

I remember being in my bathroom, I open the bottom sink cabinet and saw one of them had a roach in its grasp. I left it alone. Theyre actually exterminators and eat roaches, spiders and other household insects.

[@crappyaccount]

I've seen you somewhere

[@thehendryx1]

I learned about these on reddit and learned how beneficial these actually are

[@Nancys_on_fire]

Small correction… The strongest rowers in a crew boat are in the middle, not the back, hence why the middle seats are referred to as the “powerhouse”.

[@MM-tm7hm]

My house: *exists* House centipede: ItS FReE ReAL ReAL EsTaTe

[@khalilt6508]

My house is free real estate for any bug

[@ellipse3174]

Had 2 of these crawl up my leg in the past month while sitting at my computer. Now I have a tick where I tap my feet up and down every few minutes. Thanks centipedes.

[@nicklesm202]

lol I just found one under my computer desk

[@bugcreature]

i just discovered these little buddies! i've never seen one in real life, but i think they're so cool! i'd love to meet one someday :)

[@robert2german]

I found one in my condo a couple of days ago. I estimate it was around the length of my finger, but it was surprisingly chill.