Giant Centipede, The Best Pet Invertebrate?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2020
- Centipedes are incredible and terrifying creatures at any size. Some centipedes are impressively large. These giants are horrifying monsters, and I kind of love them. But is a giant centipede really a good pet? Is the giant centipede the best pet, um, leg monster for you? Let's find out!
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"The venom probably won't kill you. But if you die, you wouldn't be the first."
This sounds like a line a villain would say when torturing the hero.
Golden Corral's new slogan!
That was quite shocking actually. I didn't know they're that poisonous. I imagined it would kill insects, but would only be an inconvenience to humans.
It seems like an even more excellent thing to not have in your house now.
@@celticwinter Still an awesome creature to have in your invert collection
Tokyo Ghule make me 1000x more scared of them than I was.
I felt like I wanted to die , that pain kicked my ass, the pain was unreal, I'd rather get stung by a bee 5 times in a row than to get stung by one of them .
I think I’ll stick with millipedes, they’re just slow, friendly, non-venomous little choo choo trains.
Choo choo train😂
I adore millipedes! We get some sizable ones (2-3" where I live). They are so cool to hold and totally harmless! I would love to own one of those giant species.
Some pruduce cyanide...
@@adasselskyflyio4509 youre not supposed to lick them. most have mild cyanide production which can cause skin irritation and you shouldnt let them crawl over open wounds but theyll mostly just curl into a ball and either do nothing or they just waddle around
I want a dog sized centipede with the length of a hotel building
"is this the perfect pet for you?"
no,its not
i dont know why im here actually
horrifying but i cant look away
You know an animal is ruthless when you feel bad for a roach that gets eaten.
I would cry if I found one of these in my house. Imagine paying to find one in my house... no thanks.
Man that ain’t even a bug. That’s a demon.
You're right they aren't bugs
They're myriopods
Spawned from the depths of hell
If it escaped in my house I'de just leave with the clothes on my back!
I don't think that's a demon I think it's a parasitic alien who wants to kill us all
Mad this monster centipede is FAR bigger than that :
m.th-cam.com/video/IU4sCZxEJ0c/w-d-xo.html
ahh yes, the centipede. The millipede but angry at the world for not having as many legs as the millipede
It's only fair.
I'm not sure how chill millipedes are... I mean, most of them do brew their own chemical weapons.
Sibling rivalry.
@@malusignatius Nothing messes with millipedes due to how toxic most of them are to potential predators, so they can afford to be really docile and slow because rotting plants don't run away.
@@malusignatius So long as you wash your hands if they leave poison on you all is well. Also dont eat them! But beyond that millipedes are harmless. Unlike this desert dwelling spawn of Hades
Clint: when it comes to handleability...
Giant centipede: haha
Giant centipede: "5. Gimme that hand."
Centipede" haha it's yo boy"
Coyote Peterson: *pathetic*
@@KristenRobertskris10lr lolololol
"Though if you died, you probably wouldn't be the first"
Oh. Well in that case, I feel very reassured.
I like how he explains how lethal a centipedes is with a smile the whole time.
the best advice for handling a centipede: dont
Exsactly
Me who almost has a stroke whenever i see a house centipede on my wall 😐
My buddy put his tarantula in there with one of these and well, it was a TKO victory for the centipede. They are so fast and strong and the tarantula got a bite in during the struggle but the centipede shrugged it off.
My wife won't get within three feet of one, they're all over the place in Japan.
@@Bagledog5000 Centipedes are possibly the only animal I’m genuinely scared of. Even watching this video made me uncomfortable.
Fun fact: these guys are so much of a terrifying creature of nightmare that in japan they inspired a mythological demonic creature like being that known as the Ōmukade.
Seems appropriate.
Ah yes, centiscorch
@@ClintsReptiles yes.
p.s
do a blue ringed octopus
In Chinese characters it is written as "大百足", which means "the great hundred foots".
徐tom Thank you both for teaching us something new! That’s really interesting!
The thing no one tells you about female centipedes is that a lot of them are actually really excellent mothers. Moms will use their body to create a nest for the eggs, and often the hatchlings, too, swaddling them to protect them from predators. Some even take this a step further and offer their own bodies as food for their babies.
I could be imagining things, but I swear centipedes are intelligent too. Here in Washington DC I had a common centipede of the US variety (and I've been to SE Asia where the bugs are bigger) come up to me while I was sleeping on the carpet as I like to do and take a bite out of me. I shoed it away. The next day the same thing, at the same time at night. And the third day. I felt a little sting. Like it figured out how to make a meal out of me every night at the same time, to steal a little food using my body. I love insects. I won't spoil the story and tell you what I did the fourth day since I was getting fed up with the insect antics, no pun intended. But I might make up for it by getting a centipede (or black widow, or preying mantis) as a pet...if my partner doesn't freak out.
@@raylopez99 Centipedes aren’t insects. They’re chilopods.
metal asf
@raylopez99 Hey Ray, I recon , that too , like they are arthropods, Chilopodia , and my Mate has a few Old World spiders , in England , never get the into Australia, but the Monocentrophus Balfouri, have been living in communal enclosures, and even share prey , and if you speak and don't breath on them suddenly when talking , be measured they adapt , this is Facinating behaviour. Cheers
Vietnamese here, can confirm that these crawlies are everywhere, including inside the house (all year round, not just winter)
I am sorry you have to deal with such demon noodles.
@@GuardianTam "Demon noodles" is a pretty light way to say it, but we are so used to having cockroaches and stuffs inside the house so it's no big deal 😊
@@koushuu well, they adore eating cockroaches so i guess that's a plus.
try pet crab
We gotta domesticate centipedes like cats to deal with roaches instead of rats.
Centipedes are terrifying creatures considering they're arthropods. Uncomfortably large and fast for a non-aquatic creature, especially considering that they're venomous to top it all off
Well put :)
@@ClintsReptiles Thank you :)
But I saw a centipede swimming in a river💀💀 wym
To add to your nightmare and show just how badly centipedes want to haunt your dreams, there are a few species of centipedes that have shown the ability to traverse underwater, and a recently discovered centipede called Scolopendra cataracta that swim a lot like lizards or snakes and wiggle across the water and are said to be almost exclusively semi-aquatic
@@sippycupsamurai669 this is accurate. We have them all over the place down in central Texas, and they do hunt underwater in creaks and streams. Tadpoles are great prey for them; lots to eat, but without quite as much mobility as frogs.
He sounds like he's been held hostage by a giant sentient centipede and lives in a constant state of turmoil as he explains this
For good reasons. They are bad
When the guy you've seen handling cobras tells you it's a terrifyingly bad idea to handle one of these things, you listen.
If a giant centipede got loose in my apartment, the whole building would have to go... A total loss im afraid
Heck yeah octopus they are stinking rad
One of my favorite creatures ever to exist :)
@@ClintsReptiles Omg please do an octopus! My 2nd favorite animal, second only to a komodo dragon.
Awesome animal
@@BachikoiBabi That would be a nice, 10 second video. "Is the komodo dragon the right pet lizard for you?.....No."
@@ClintsReptiles Another vote for the octopus idea. I hear there is a really pretty one with blue rings. :P
As someone who got bitten by one while sleeping, then spent about ten minutes screaming in pain and horror. I am gonna say, *no.*
Edit: My foot burnt for two freaking days.
Here take the damn like
Military vets got nothing on this.
I watched coyote Peterson get bit by one but it was a desert centipede
@@symbiotesoda1148 I don't know, a camel spider in your boot kinda sucks
Where were you? Were you in your home?
My S. subspinipes was the ONLY invertebrate with a "kill on sight" order to my family if they ever found it outside its enclosure, and I had 15 tarantulas and 8 scorpions at the time. Fortunately, it never came to pass. Amazing creatures.
That's quite sad, most escape centipede will go to nearby moist area (probably bathroom sewage) and hunt the actual insect that will make you sick (cockroach)
@@PrinzAquatic so true, my bathroom got lots of them
@@PrinzAquatic Yeahh, but when it comes to these guys, it's just really not worth risking your family members who will be unlikely to know how to deal with the situation. Personally I'd just never risk it in the first place and not bring one into my home. Maybe if I had a separate structure from the rest of the house.
I own a subspinipes, and they are truly horrifyingly beautiful.
And my family would kill any bug outside the enclosure. Not me, I would keep it
I live in rural Japan and the worst insect pest is a large centipede named Japanese - `mukade`.
They are particularly worrisome, and dangerous in the mountainous areas. My mother in law lives in one of these areas and is often troubled by mukades. I have made up some sprays that so far this season are repelling these creatures. I use a mixture of
eucalyptus oil, peppermint oil and Eucalyptus citriodora.
Jack in Japan.
Next up on the list: Cthulu, the Best Eldritch Horror pet?
I'd like that!
@@ClintsReptiles that'd be a hilarious April fool's video.
Funnily enough that was actually the name of my first vietnames centipede 🤣
@Yer Ma I appreciate that image.
I'd love this for a Halloween special!
As someone who keeps these, make sure there's more than ¾ of their body length in height between the top of the enclosure and the substrate and any possible cross-ventilation holes. When I transferred my first one into it's first homemade enclosure it immediately used the ventilation holes on one side to climb up high enough to reach the top of the enclosure and got out, all within a split second. In a leggy flash it was across the room and in my bed 😱, spent several terrified minutes carefully taking my bed apart trying to find it without getting "bit" when out of the corner my eye I see it walking across the floor on the other side of the room again. Was finally able to get it in the catch cup and into a different enclosure that while too small was too tall for it to get out. Was the absolute most terrifying experience of my life and earned the centipede the name Cthulhu.
I absolutely love that name! I’m glad you were able to get your critter back in! It’s always so scary when animals get out let alone when a centipede gets out.
Imagine walking in your room one day and the cage is empty
Iluvatars Bane had a house centipede escape it’s enclosure which I thought was closed (forgot to lock it) but yeah anyway I ended up finding him on my leg in the shower 😬
I had to turn my flashlight on and look around my bed and my surroundings. I sleep naked so as you can imagine you saying it made it into the bed within seconds made my balls tingle.
I remember the first time I checked the tank and my S. Dehaani was hanging upsidedown from the lid. I started ducttaping the edges down and keeping heavy books on top of her tank after that.
Imagine being in the Vietnam war and bot only have to deal with the enemy but also one of the worlds biggest centipede
Or falling into a trap which is nothing but a pit. And a very hungry tiger.
Assuming the malaria from mosquitos the size of your palms didn't make you bedridden. In Vietnam, everyone has mosquito netting over their bed and it is terrifying watching thousands of proboscis poking through and pointed at your specific location.
@@svenlima ???
@@svenlima don't care, commies deserved it
I had one a long time ago. we used to feed it MICE.
I don't know why TH-cam recommended this channel to me, but I love this dude's energy.
haha true, his energy is so contagious
You can tell he loves animals but is smart enough to give them a healthy respect too.
Same.
Welcome, we are glad to see you join us.
Same! He reminds me of my fifth grade teacher in the BEST way possible.
"they can dry out and die fairly easy"
-buys de-humidifier
and flamethrowers... please dont forget fire
Gnahhhh
For yourself?
XD
If you French fry when you should pizza, you're going to have a bad time.
I considered getting one of these in the past. Then I saw on arachnid forums that many of the people who keep the more dangerous varieties of spiders and scorpions didn't want anything to do with them. At least one of them, after remarking how giant centipedes can chew through metal screens, said that if one ever escaped in their house they would either:
A. Move out
B. Burn it down for insurance, and move out
C. Invite their in laws to stay over, then A and B above
Plus, as far as I understand, they spend most of their time under the substrate, so you hardly see them. Oh, and if you have a pair and they breed, expect hundreds of babies.
C. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Can I use your post as dialog in my book? Please?
😂😂😂
@@dwilson6769 Be my guest. What is the overall topic of the book?
@@Robert-ng5zp humour.
I really need one now, the way they walk - it's mesmerizing. I'm in love
“If what you want is a speedy, horrifying leg monster, that can escape and end your marriage, then the giant centipede is for you” I need one😂
Did he pick the centipede 😂
Rob Ainsworth 😂😂
i love that the centipede has a lower score than even the alligator and rattlesnake and i agree. this creature is fast,venomous, and very difficult to handle IMO.
They're a handful.
@@ClintsReptiles And a legful!
@yx xy At least with something this size you can set up a two-part enclosure (or trap box) within a space the size of a fish tank to safely contain it in one half and do stuff in the other half (the hard part is probably working out which half it's in when it's burrowed.) I agree I definitely would be intimidated trying to trap and move it e.g. to a new enclosure or for cleaning. I've seen videos of some people with them where the walls above the substrate are
I mean, have you seen Emily from snake discovery? She has a stunted alligator that is adorable
@@KristenRobertskris10lr Yeah, she's lovely (Emily and the aligator), but a) that's a massively stunted animal due to being kept in a tiny enclosure in early life and b) still an entire room.
A few dozen endangered species become extinct each year. Luckily the Giant Centipede will always be with us. God has a nasty sense of humor.
The way they walk is mesmerizing!!
Reasons why I love this channel....
1) Every animal, bug, insect, etc is his favorite in that respective species.
2) He says words like "Toxicognaths" with such enthusiasm...
3) He says everything with enthusiasm.
I wish he was my biology professor when I was learning it, I'd have probably got a degree in it.
I honestly love every animal he brings on and wish I could take his courses for zoology.
Toxicognath is a really cool word for something terrifying.
I did have a botanical biology teacher for the first year of secondary who was just like him! It's incredible; those people make everything exciting. Unfortunately, the next year, for whatever reason, a new, less interesting and boring teacher came.
This guy is both unsettling and oddly wholesome. His obvious passion for these creatures is disturbing yet inspiring. I'm debating whether to subscribe to you or wipe you from my memory but I think I'm going to go with the former.
Yeah…. It’s called Mormonism
@@jsav4269 is he actually Mormon? I actually made a joke with my Mormon buddy saying “hey look he dresses AND Carries himself like you”
@@jsav4269 He's a PhD biologist... and a Mormon?
What?
@@ekothesilent9456 I mean… he lives in Utah. You be the judge!
@@ekothesilent9456 mormons are weird asl how are you friends with one
Thanks for making this video!! Centipedes are one of my favourite animals, and while I'm definitely not confident enough to actually own one, learning about the care necessary is really cool! And I also wanna thank you for not being too mean to the little guys - hearing everyone talk about how they wanna murder your fav animal can be a bit of a bummer, so it was really cool seeing someone who didn't treat it like a monster in need of extermination!
I've owned one and honestly, you treat them with respect and they'll stay out of your way! They look mean but like pretty much everything else, they just want to be left alone. I find them cute :3
Centipedes are my favorite animal too. ❤
"When it comes to availability, we give them a 3/5"
That's surprising considering i unknowingly owned five of them in my farm, big enough to be the reason why i have no rodent problems.
Jokes aside, I've always admired how powerful and fast these animals are. There's not a single insect from around here they cannot overpower, including some small reptiles too.
On one hand, that is possibly one of the coolest animals I’ve ever seen. On the other hand, I don’t know if I could sleep at night knowing that it’s in my house.
As someone who has centipedes let me tell you. Some nights sleep does not come easy.
Had them in my house in AZ. No big deal. Fun when houseguests from out of state see them in the kitchen
Imagine you fall asleep knowing it's in your house, and you wake up and it's missing.
The sounds of their legs scratching on the sides of their enclosures gives me great comfort when I go to sleep
I'd honestly sleep much more deeply if I had a pet mamba in my house.
Growing up we frequently had centipedes in our house. They seemed to prefer the bedroom I shared with my sister and as a result I spent many a terrified and sleepless night in that house. One time I witnessed what I imagined was the matriarch or patriarch of said unholy brood due to its enormous length and girth drop unprovoked straight to the floor from the middle of the ceiling, nearly landing on my head. Truly the stuff of my childhood nightmares but that said, I’ll concede that the centipede in this video is pretty fricken rad
What an experience!
Did therapy help?
That sounds awful. We have house centipedes in our house, but they're thinner, smaller, and less horrifying than those giant ones. I usually just leave then alone when I see one since they're supposed to not bite humans (often) and they eat any other insects that try to live in your house.
Mickey Pius Nah, I did what anyone else would’ve done in my situation. I burned down the family home and made a new life for myself beyond the reach of house centipedes - So greetings from the Arctic tundra
I know what I'm dreaming about tonight!
“Is this centipede the pet for you?”
Wow this could have easily just been a 2 min video!!
Just saw Clint on the Snake Discovery channel for the first time. Of course I noticed he's more of a shy personality when it come to humans, but seeing him here in his comfort zone geeking out on his passion puts a smile on my face. That's something I can relate to. :)
Not that I'd regard centipedes my comfort zone. :D
"Not even the length of this tank"
Oh... how reassuring...
I know that's why I thought ... I live in England and am staying living in England. Very few of this giant tropical nasty creepy crawlies ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropleura some use to be longer then i am tall lol
@@booth2710 As boring as it is here, on some days, i am so bloody thankful i live and am from Austria!
OH MY GOSH YES COVER AN OCTOPUS! I would love a whole SERIES on cephalopods! Cuttlefish, squids, nautili (nautiluses?) Fantastic!
Sadly, Nautiluses don’t do too well in captivity outside of public aquariums, and even then it’s a bit iffy.
First time seeing the thumbnail: Oh gosh, centipedes are still on my nope list I'm out for this one
Seeing it a second time after some processing over a couple weeks: "Eh, I kinda wanna check this out! I'm in the mood for a freaky bug nightmare!"
Seeing it a third time: "TOXICOGNATHS!"
Thank you for this video; I was having a hard time tonight and stumbled across it. I love centipedes in all their wiggly weirdness. I save them and millipedes from my cats. Used to be afraid of them, but it's hard to be afraid after you learn they cuddle their eggs and hatchlings. I mean... I think it's pretty cute and motherly. Some folks still say it's a ball of nightmares, but I personally love it. Thank you again for this video.
I wish I had you for a teacher when I was a nipper. You don’t even realise you’re learning it’s so entertaining.
Exactly!
Thats such a great way of putting it! He’s got a stinkin’ rad energy that does exactly what your comment says! His videos feel so short, compared to videos the same length, because he’s just so entertaining!
You are learning ?(you’re learning)
Mauricio Flores what?
@@doa1001 He's saying that you used "you're" in the wrong context.
Me: **Touches centipede*
Centipede: So you have chosen, death.
Literally
@@luck3298 It's a quote from Lord of the Ring
Clint,
I grew up on a farm with a lot of woods and millipedes and centipedes and
as much as I love nature and insects...there is no way in Hell I would want one of those
near me, no way!
Fascinating, yes... That's it!
Cheers,
Rik Spector
I've never been more happy that this is just a video.Good job for always being entertaining and adventurous my friend Clint
I thought sitting through this would reduce my irrational fear of bugs, most of all centipedes.
I was so wrong.
Fear of centipedes is completely rational. Kill with fire.
Same here man... same here... but I didn't last a minute.
They terrify me so much... I just cant even look at this video without feeling uncomfortable lol
Try millipede video instead?
@@FFKonoko those ones I'm ok with. I pick them up all the time whenever they go indoors and I release them into the wild.
I remember Attenborough relating a story about someone bitten by one of these.
Apparently, they had dipped their bitten hand into boiling water in an attempt to dull the pain.
Sounds interesting.
There is a nut called Coyote Peterson who basically seems to be making it his life's work to expand upon the Schmidt Sting pain index. He goes around getting stung by all kinds of venomous arachnids and rates the agony of each experience. Anyway, I've seen the guy take stings off of things like bullet ants and executioner wasps and mostly keep it together. That was until he did the giant centipede episode. Never seen him lose it like that for any other bite. He had to cut the camera and get out the venom extractor which is something he just does not do. He rated it the worst thing he has ever been hit by when it comes to the pain.
@@kirbyjoe7484 I think I've seen the guy with a tarantula hawk. Clickbaity, drawn-out and overedited.
Unfortunately. :/
I can't watch animal planet or discovery either though. Horrible stuff.
@@kirbyjoe7484 I know everyone reacts differently to pain and envemonations, but there's a lot of evidence going around that Coyote might be exaggerating... a lot.
Don't get me wrong, I love his channel, he's a great educator and he has a massive pair of balls, but watching dozens of other people take bites/stings from the same creatures and react with a quarter of the "enthusiasm" is telling.
I love how enthusiastic you are.. a pleasure to watch you
I'm just finding you, but I'm on board completely. I love your enthusiasm and knowledge. I can't express how much I appreciate that combo.
This looks like an inter-dimensional cable episode
I'm starting a Heavy Metal band and naming it Toxicognath.
🤘🏻
It has to be a blackened sludge band.
Toxicognath sounds like a metal band centered around warhammer 40k.
one of my favourite videos on yt no lie. So earnestly enthusiastic for such a terrifying creature. Interdimensional Cable
I really want this guy to swear with excitement just once.
What amazes me is how many people confuse Centipedes with Millipedes.
Hopefully this video helps with that.
@@ClintsReptiles hopefully. :p
Never even heard the word millipedes before. It's like being amazed at how many confuse alligators and crocodiles, even though they are virtually the same thing. Unless you actively research differences, which few people do, confusion happens. I'm amazed that you are amazed at this to be honest.
magmaslug The only confusing thing is their names, they don’t really look all that similar. Centipedes look like the stuff of nightmares, millipedes are just chubby caterpillars with too many legs.
Clint's Reptiles millipedes are cute little choo-choo trains, CENTIPEDES are demonic worms that have legs.
I don't even want that nightmare thing to exist in the same reality as me, let alone conceive the idea of it being a "pet".
The most infectious nerdiness I have ever encountered. Thanks Clint - you are a gem!
Lol, it's so funny watching Clint be so scared and excited at the same time xD. These little monsters take 'leave me alone' to a whole next level. It might seem surprising, but they are quite intelligent, excellent parents and damn cool. I have a friend who has two of these, and you can handle them, since they are not as aggressive as they look like. However, as Clint said, better not to try your luck since one little noise and they flip out lol.
Me: I wonder if he's going to make the centipede less spooky.
Clint: Speedy, terrifying leg monster.
This is both cool and terrifying at the same time Clint 🤣
Absolutely correct!
I was just watching you!
You both are my favourite youtubers
@@mrkrabs5729 great to hear :)
@@MDFishTanks you thinking of getting some invertebrates?
Other than shrimp and snails.
Toxicognath. Heard that word and subscribed immediately. This is a fascinating channel.
There's no way I'd have a pet giant centipede. They are terrifying. Where I'm from we don't have any venomous creatures, so I find it interesting to learn about invertebrate predators like this. And I have heard stories about centipedes from someone in New Mexico who said you'll find these guys in places where there's water. People have been attacked by them, and even when cut in half, they still keep coming at you. God forbid one gets caught in your hair.
Definitely on my Will Never Be A Pet list. I'd rather have a pet rock made of uranium ore, TBH. But behind a professionally kept glass, or on video, I could watch these guys for hours.
As a teen, I had one of these crawl on my face while I was asleep. It made me jump out of bed and try to turn on the light to locate it as fast as possible, only to realize there was no power in the house (the joys of living on a shitty Caribbean island). I had to hunt the f'ckn thing for 2 hours using a flashlight only to eventually find it right in front of my feet.
Finally, I got him stuck under a heavy book, got the biggest chef's knife I had and divided him into a dozen small pieces. Thing was still moving at the end. Why in the world would anyone want this as 'pet' is beyond me.
"Keeping an octopus."
Next episode: "Today we have a .... where's the octopus?"
*Vague discoloration on the wall as something escapes via the window*
Awesome video. As someone who has 5 species of centipede i truly enjoyed this. Good job and spot on with your husbandry.
Found this channel recently and immediately subscribed, I used to have all kinds of critters before I had kids so this is awesome, please do the octopus and also the camel spider, thanks for your informative channel
I love how delighted Clint looks when he's talking about all the biting and venom you can expect from a centipede. As someone who works in a place that sells all manner of creepy crawlies, I can definitely attest to how scary they are.
Got crawled on by an escapee while I was feeding mantids in the same room, and it scared me way more than the many tarantulas I've been crawled on by. At least those things are less inclined to bite you so long as you relax while handling them.
I've been at this work place for almost a year now but I still can't brave the centipedes lol.
I once had one of the smaller one (just 13cm+-) crawl into my pants on a train raid, i only noticed it an hour later on the office when i pulled a bit the pants and saw that terrfying tail disapper deeper into the cloth
Five seconds later the whole office looking at me standing pants-less in the middle of the room
I was very lucky not to get stung That day, for a few weeks i was very jumpy everytime i had the slightest scratchy feeling on my legs
reefta yikes!
I have a similar story,
One time I was just in my room and I saw a little spider run under my bed, and no way was I going under the bed with a spider to kill it, so the day passes and I go to bed, then I wake up suddenly and feel something on my face, crawling, I wake up and slap myself in the face pretty dang hard, and it turns out THE SPIDER WAS CRAWLING ON MY FACE, now I hate spiders.
Oh man that is awful... How did everyone react to you? I would be jumpy for quite a while too!
@@whitestguyuknow well people looked at me not understanding why the hell did i just dropped my pants, i check the pants and that thing wasnt there anymore, few more checks and it bolted from beneth my computer, than i finished him with few hits of server to the head, not pleasent experience for anyone invloved!
>smaller
>13 cm
Where is this hell you live in?
New to this channel...I got hours of GOLD to watch now...TY Clint.
I had one for about a year until it unexpectedly died. I supposed I accidentally let it get too dry. But he was a fun pet. I loved watching him eat. Fed him crickets, roaches, and even a pinkie mouse. He cost me $25 at an expo. I hope to get another in the future and be a little more careful with it. I checked to make sure he was in the aquarium everyday and he’d hide inside things so it was scary to lift things up and look lol.
I have a theory that the "serpent" in Genesis wasn't a snake, but a centipede.
In those times centipedes truly were the size of small trees.
@@ekothesilent9456 In what 'times'?!? Genesis is a Fairy tale, and its horrific story is real world nonsense!
@@lancewedor5306 in Paleolithic times centipedes we’re the size of small trees and could kill any sized mammal on the Earth.
@@ekothesilent9456 Thanks for your reply! Perhaps I was confused with the reference to the imaginary world of 'genesis' and the historic time of those huge centipedes.
Now I could be mistaken, but I think evolutionarily those 'pedes preceded and were extinct long before any vertebrate, whether a reptile [snake] or mammal [human], were available as dinner.
Awesome educational footage based on real science. I believe the largest centipede could grow up to 35cm, perhaps two-thirds the length of this container. I agree on your handleability score since giant _Scolependras_ are indeed nowhere easy to take, given their aggression upon provocation & agility.
I’m not scared of many animals, but Centipedes are at the top of the list.
Centipides are absolutely amazing but they are where i draw the line of too creepy to keep
I can see that.
they are like tiny little moustached nightmares
Indeed 😁
Eloquently put
Imagine yr a soldier fighting in the Vietnam War and one of those things sneaks in yr sleeping bag. Holy Hell!!
Clint, OMG you had me in tears watching this one! Thanks lol
Centipede's are limited in size due to how they breathe. Thank God.
"... one of my favourite things on any animal anywhere!"
Me, sagelike in my wisdom: "Ahhh, they don't drop their tails"
Clint: "toxicognaths!"
Me: "oh..."
Guhh! These have long been on my list of animals I would to keep, just knowing how their whole front end is! Your footage made me want to see them up close so much more now! I've never had the chance to see a large one up close!
The energy here is amazing! It just makes me so happy...and scared at the same time.
I've rehoused and interacted up close with all of my 39 tarantulas and scorpions, but it's the lone scolopendra subspinipes I've had for a couple of years already that gets the sweat beading on my forehead. These things have the power, speed, and unpredictability to inspire apprehension in even the most seasoned invert keeper, and the asian species especially are of a sufficiently nervous disposition to make sure that when they twitch, you twitch. Do yourself a favour and avoid making physical contact with one of these, tweezer and hemostat handling will keep you and the centipede safe. If it doesn't take them from you, of course.
Watching it barrel around the enclosure at night and rip into the feeder of your choice is something I wouldn't miss for the world though. I'll be sad to see mine go, and there will always be a centipede in my collection.
Hey clint, dex here with a message from my 60 year old grandmother. A while ago i saw your video on leopard geckos (after getting a MBK from that video) and decided to get one. We've been taking care of it for the last 6 months and my grandmother has fallen in love with the guy (we call him snow because hes a snow leopard morph). She had a deathly fear of reptiles, (snakes especially), but your videos have been a great help in providing an understanding for theses wonderful creatures. Snow has really helped her through a rough patch in our lives and she's just gotten comfortable holding my snake abby (short for ebony). we'd both like to extend our thanks to you, a fellow lover of reptiles and animals of all shapes and sizes.
You're the greatest ^w^
I just purchased a giant centipede its about 5 inches long and its a fantastic pet. Its always out running around and when it burrows its right against the glass so you can watch it. You should get one they are excellent to have and watch, the care is easy its a win win.
I would live in constant terror of finding that terrarium empty with the top knocked off.
Love how stoked you are about things that should excite no one. The passion you have is obvious. Inspiring really.
Clint's cheer as he's justifying the 0/5 handability score is amazing and terrifying at the same time. Love it!
I love these videos. He's so funny. Thanks for brightening up the day.
Hello, this video was very helpful thank you. I bought my first Centipede today for £70 with the setup included, I mainly came here to find out about how the Centipede would drink as I wasn't sure wether I should fill up the dish with water or the special bug gel I give my millipedes and tarantulas, as some other insects I have like my three stick insects do not drink the gel and prefer the water, but I learnt a lot of other helpful stuff. They had a little run around when I first got home with it, gave it a nice mealworm now they've took off to sleep underneath a log. I'm looking forward to owning this :)
I have an imaginary restraining order on all centipedes.
"Giant Centipede, The Best Pet Invertebrate?" how about no
This one are hard to kill
It depends: do you want to be potentially poisoned to death by your pet, and then eaten?
Then it is the pet for you!
“They are so cool and SO horrifying”
*Looks at the camera like the happiest guy alive*
handleability - “are you fucking serious?”
Imagine being in prehistoric times and encountering an arthropleura, an ancient relative of the centipede. It’s basically just a centipede..... except EIGHT STINKIN FEET LONG. Stuff of nightmares
Yeah except they were millipedes and ate plants... therefore I would probably take one of those to one of these.
@@Tinyvalkyrie410 I would ride one
Great for D&D monsters
And Meganeura which is a giant dragonfly
This dude straight up hyping this thing like a sci-fi monster, then I realized this is him describing why you should own one.
I used to have two of them, but my Vietnamese Centipede had fire red legs. It was awesome. My other deathcrawler was a Haitian.
I find myself watching this video again and again. The way you describe them is so funny! Terrifying creatures, but so very badass.
Clint, you have some seriously low key serial killer vibes.... And I love it. Great videos! Keep them coming! :D
“If you died, you wouldn’t be the first.”
Wait... what?
Just looked it up, and apparently as of 2006 there have been 3 recorded deaths by centipede venom. In at least one case, it caused a minor heart attack in a young man.
It's unclear how deadly centipede venom is by itself in humans. However, centipede bites can and do cause allergic reactions that in turn can kill you. Some larger centipede species may be dangerously poisonous to certain individuals even without anaphylaxis in the mix. This will depend on individual reaction to the venom, quantity of venom injected etc. Children and the elderly are most at risk of systemic poisoning from centipedes. Final note that centipedes inflict pretty deep wounds with lots of local tissue swelling and possibly necrosis. This in turn creates ideal conditions for infection and any infection could be fatal.
If there's anything to be learned by Coyote Peterson letting himself be bitten by a giant desert centipede, it's that even if the venom doesn't kill you, you'll likely wish you were dead. Several species of centipede are known to have incredibly painful bites.
@@Burtocd and the venom of the giant desert centipede, is mild compared to a lot of Asian species. The one in this video is a Vietnamese Scolopendra dehaani. There is no way Coyote Peterson, would take a bite from one of these! :)