I missed the post, but I went back and tacked on some millipede love. I think they're adorable, and I still mourn the loss of my pet Orthoporus ornatus. Her name was Nellipede (or The Nellipede, in formal situations), named after the professor who gave her to me (Dr. Nelson).
Srsly they are like the most harmless things ever. They don't bite. They don't sting. Their only defense is leaking, and I know from having pestered a lot of millipedes in my time, you frequently have to convince them even that is worth the effort. Sure they have a lot of legs, but what are they going to do, walk on you to death? OOH SCARY.
I think people are secretly intimidated by critters with more than four legs because they know that if there were ever a nature-wide tap-dancing competition, humans would be booed offstage in the first round.
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Date: 2012-06-19 02:36 pm (UTC)Srsly they are like the most harmless things ever. They don't bite. They don't sting. Their only defense is leaking, and I know from having pestered a lot of millipedes in my time, you frequently have to convince them even that is worth the effort. Sure they have a lot of legs, but what are they going to do, walk on you to death? OOH SCARY.
I think people are secretly intimidated by critters with more than four legs because they know that if there were ever a nature-wide tap-dancing competition, humans would be booed offstage in the first round.