#centipedes
Theatopsposticus is a small, eyeless scolopendromorph centipede whose last pair of legs are modified into earwig-like pincers it uses to grasp prey.
this specimen was unusually calm when I picked it up so I tried feeding it a dead roach and it accepted the offering
(Florida, 2/11/22)
Taksim Square is at Times Square!
Centipedes will be exhibited as part of Midnight Moment program running every night in March from 11.57pm to 00.00 on over a dozen of electronic billboards in Times Square.
The work is curated by Times Square Arts in partnership with Moving Image Art Fair, and selected by Midnight Moment Selection Committee.
Special thanks to @movingimageartfair @muratkyrgyz @delememed
#centipedes #taksimsquare #istanbul #timessquare #newyork #clonesproject (Times Square, Manhattan, New York)
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My piece for the Papa John (not actually sponsored by PJ) Day of Reckoning charity zine that is currently raising money for bail funds. It’s a digital PDF filled with cathartic condemnation of this horrible pizza man & you can get it here for a minimum of $2. Help donate to a good cause & get some cool art, win/win.
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‘The Centipedes Dilemma’, a lil zine i made in a concertina (I believe the Americans call it an ‘accordion’) book.
Because I didn’t know I was pretty until various cis men forced their attention on me (& that’s being polite about it), I didn’t know I was clever until my parents told me I mustn’t be anything else, & I didn’t know I was weird until strangers shouted it at me. All I can deduce from this is that I have painfully low self awareness & that people can be arseholes
Thanks to @comicsworkshop for being just awesome, & thanks friends for looking ️
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#comics #zine #minizine #minicomic #indiecomics #centipedes #queercomics
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMfPmo8nm3r/?igshid=v12ar87p4ro0
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Insects, Bobby Whitcombe, 1988.
i can tell i’m in a fragile state of mind bc this meme made me legitimately sad for a fictional centipede
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Sound On Please
Image description: A reply by @jaybybyby reading: “I’m pretty sure this lil guy isn’t being harmed or anything of course, but is it a super dangerous kind of centipede?” End image description.
You’re right, this ‘pede is being contained appropriately - though it is stressed out of its mind and I really would prefer that they stopped filming it and just went on and released it.
I can’t identify the exact species, but I can say for certain that it’s not dangerous to humans. The only confirmed centipede death was by a Scolopendra gigantea who defended itself against a 4 year old child who tried to ingest it. But even a Scolopendra gigantea could not significantly harm an adult human (barring potential allergic reactions). Centipede venom causes heart palpitations, swelling, nausea, and intense pain, but it definitely doesn’t kill something as large as an adult. And the case of the 4-year-old baffled toxicologists, considering infantshave survived centipede envenomation.
Like most other venomous animals, they only use venom as a last resort. I really can’t stress how much venomous animals don’t want to use their venom on humans. They need their venom to take down prey. They need their venom to survive. They prefer to give dry bites or warning bites and only envenomate predators (or perceived predators) when they think they’re in mortal danger.
Unfortunately, centipedes are very nervous, so they can perceive something as simple as being handled as mortal danger. I don’t want to downplay the risks associated with centipedes, but I have to stress that they aren’t killing machines. They’re just small animals.
- Poppy
