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Holy freaking CRAP that was a HUGE A$$ BUG!

g33

Posted : 6/21/2007 11:36:51 AM

Laying on the couch last night watchin TV, I see a strangely rhythmic and purposeful dust-bunny scoot across the floor. Then it changes directions and I jump up from the couch and say WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!?!?!? It was at least two inches long and the hairiest thing I have ever seen.

I saw it scurry into our bedroom and underneath our dresser. The hair is standing up on the back of my neck. Hubby was drifting off to sleep and sprung up when he heard me. I think he thought I was exaggerating when I told him how big the thing was, but when he got the flashlight and shined it on the thing, he was like, Holy cow!

It was smart enough to dodge him and the sharp stick he got to kill it with, eventually making a run for it and crawling into - MY GOD - MY SHOE!!!!! I was freaking out! For some reason my ankles felt tingly. He finally killed the damn thing and then promptly went to google it. LOL.

It was THIS!!! IMAGINE THIS crawling through your HOUSE! INTO YOUR SHOES! Into the room where you SLEEP at night!!!!

YEEEEEEESH! Googling for picks made me gag!!!! DO NOT WANT!!!!! DO NOT WANT!!!!!!

MissMandy

Posted : 6/21/2007 11:47:11 AM

Holy Mother of God!! Gina, that thing has got to be one of the nastiest looking bugs I've ever seen!! I probably would have keeled over and died right there. [

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What the heck is it?!

janobonano

Posted : 6/21/2007 11:49:27 AM

Here comes Jean with her bug link...

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eta: I think it's a house centipede
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/cent.html
YUK!

cakana

Posted : 6/21/2007 11:53:50 AM

It was THIS!!! IMAGINE THIS crawling through your HOUSE! INTO YOUR SHOES! Into the room where you SLEEP at night!!!!

[X(] - I will likely have a nightmare about it crawling through your house tonight. I probably would've slept in the car if we couldn't have found it and killed it. That thing is ugly. Maybe it's just me, but it doesn't seem like California has as many LARGE and creepy bugs as other states [8|]

cakana

Posted : 6/21/2007 11:55:41 AM

House Centipede
(11/15/2005) Monster in my bathtub!
I found this freaky creature in my tub on November 15th 2005. I live in Redlands, California

Okay...I may have to take that back about not having bugs like that in California [8|]

g33

Posted : 6/21/2007 11:56:02 AM

Yep, that's the site we went to also! "House Centipede" sounds so harmless. This thing was a killer I tell you! It was hiding waiting to feast on us in our sleep.

papillon64

Posted : 6/21/2007 12:17:29 PM

ORIGINAL: g33

Yep, that's the site we went to also! "House Centipede" sounds so harmless. This thing was a killer I tell you! It was hiding waiting to feast on us in our sleep.

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meilani

Posted : 6/21/2007 12:22:50 PM

Yeah, we used to get those at my old house. The scariest time was when I was watching tv at night and saw this huge shadow walk by. I got up to see what it was and it was this enormous centipede. I was prepared to beat it down with a shoe when it reared up as if it were going to put the smackdown on me and that's when I screamed, dropped the shoe and ran like hell. I was watching that huge bastage for a minute and he headed towards the vent. He was so huge that he had to enter the vent sideways. Needless to say, I spent the night somewhere else.

IrishSetterGrl

Posted : 6/21/2007 12:30:56 PM

OMG.....I can not even imagine the horror. I hate bugs, especially centipedes. I found one in the basement once and it was sooo gross, and it wouldn't die! Those things have the determination of a pittie! Only they're 10000000x uglier of course! [sm=lol.gif]

Bullymom

Posted : 6/21/2007 12:45:58 PM

I would be calling Terminex, just in case! I hate bugs and if that thind would have been in my house, I would have to move and let it keep the house! I hope those things don't live in NC!

houndlove

Posted : 6/21/2007 1:00:35 PM

We had these where we used to live in Maryland (note: picture is ACTUAL SIZE!)

Fortunately they're totally harmless but a little freaky when one is crawling across your floor.

Also, the house whatsit you have? I've encountered those too, though fortunately for my heart, not that big.

mrstjohnson

Posted : 6/21/2007 1:05:13 PM

Gina - we get those too. They are usually on the basement walls...can you say YUCK!!!

Bullymom

Posted : 6/21/2007 1:24:28 PM

Houndlove, we have those here. They are so gross looking and they get really big.[:'(]

calliecritturs

Posted : 6/21/2007 1:31:51 PM

Soooooooooooo ok, here in good ole Floor-da we get bugs of all sorts sizes and personalities (just wait til you meet your first 'banana spider' with a body as big as a ping pong ball and legs that extend literally as big as a dinner plate and FURRY!!!!). *sigh* (notice I didn't mention how I screamed like a baby when I saw it crawling on my car about 2" from my hand and the window was OPEN-- not one of my prouder moments).

Anyway -- I went to the link and read it and what the heck .. it describes it "not an insect"?????

What the heck is it? One of the Buckingham Palace Guards or what?? Or does it just generally go under the scientific category of "Gross-mucha"

KarissaKS

Posted : 6/21/2007 1:34:09 PM

I have a horrible bug-phobia and it was even worse when I was a kid.

I was probably about 10/11 years old when I had one of the disgusting creatures in the first picture drop down on me in my bunk bed while I was reading. I screamed bloody murder that made both of my parents come running. We couldn't find it. I lived on the couch for a week.

Two days ago I flushed what must have been a baby one or something. Gack they're gross. Time to remind my landlord to spray for bugs!