On a Scale of 1-5, How Much Do You Love Stick Bugs?

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Originally Posted by Pike

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Archispirostreptus gigas, the giant African millipede, is one of the largest millipedes, growing up to 38.5 centimetres (15.2 in) in length, 67 millimetres (2.6 in) in circumference, and has 256 legs.

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Sounds cute.

I love bugs. Even some of the nasty-looking ones. I just can't stand roaches or beetles. I held a scorpion once. It was a cold night in Arizona and I guess bugs aren't great at keeping warm, what with their cold-bloodedness. He just sat there for a few minutes in my palm and walked away as if nothing happened. It felt to help him out. But things like this I can't handle. I have some sort of insane beetle and roach phobia. I have a couple pet spiders though.

Stick bugs are alright. I'm not a real big fan of things being all over me but I don't have any problem having a stick bug on me or whatever.

Millipedes are mostly harmless. Besides, I probably wouldn't mind handling a giant millipede.

http://terraristic.net/images/caresh...ptus_gigas.jpg

Now centipedes, those are the ones you should be very wary of and stay the smurf away from... I mean, good god, have you seen how smurfing scary that thing looks?

http://www.damninteresting.net/content/centipede.jpg

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Originally Posted by Agent Proto

Millipedes are mostly harmless. Besides, I probably wouldn't mind handling a giant millipede.

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I'd like to preempt Sylvie here and say, Hello, sailor. rawr

I don't like stick bugs. They're too fragile looking, and too tricksy. I like my insects straightforward and honest.

Proto understands me. Centipedes are unpleasant, but millipedes are charming. I would like to breed the Giant African variety (as Proto posted) and the Emerald variety (below).

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I saw a centipede the other day. I ran away like a little girl because it looked at me.

True story.

I don't like where this thread is going, what with all these pictures and such...

All I know is I've seen a video of a giant centipede take down a field mouse. Poor mouse.

They don't scare me, but I'd probably be careful about handling one.

I saw a centipede once. That's how I set the national record for the marathon.

I like them about as much as I like other bugs; not at all. I wouldn't nuke them from orbit though, cause many of the world's eco systems depend on them.