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[–] 39 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What kind of insect is that? I can't think of anything with that many legs that eats cockroaches.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Insects have 6 legs. If I had to guess its a centipede drawn with too many legs per segment.

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    I've encountered these guys all my life. They are mostly small skittering puffy-stretches at a glance, but sometimes they can look like their red headed larger and snake-eating relatives at 4-5cm lengths.

    They are extremely soft to the touch, as if a very light breeze just brushed off your arm hair. What I didn't know is that they are like cats in this behaviour:

    House centipedes have been observed to groom their legs by curling around and grooming them with their forcipules.

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