User blog:LysurusPeriphragmoides789/I will admit I was a bit nervous when I did this...

I just thought I'd show you all a pic of one of my centipedes (species Scolopendra morsitans) being handled by me for the first time. Centipedes have quite a bad reputation as being extremely aggressive creatures, but they are also quite intelligent. This one slept on my hand for over half an hour. I just wanted to show you all that their horrible reputation is quite undeserved (though I am not saying that they are completely harmless whatsoever; if bothered, they will bite, and that is never a pleasant experience).