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  • other_cat@piefed.ziptocats@lemmy.worldA hero
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    9 hours ago

    Do they bite?

    EDIT: Not sure why I didn’t just look it up. From wikipedia. Sting-attempts are therefore rare unless the centipede is cornered or aggressively handled. Its small forcipules have difficulty penetrating skin, and even successful stings produce only mild, localized pain and swelling, similar to a bee-sting. Allergic reactions to centipede-stings have been reported, but these are rare; most stings heal quickly and without complication.












  • I’ll bite. I could have seen myself doing something like this before I was put on anti-anxiety and anti-depression medication. The reasoning was I would have invented some kind story in my head that ACTUALLY my husband is going on this trip because he HATES ME. Or maybe he’s cheating. Or or or or- and it would have spiraled out from there until I was in tears. It sucked, and I am still sometimes kind of shocked I survived long enough to get treatment.

    Not saying that’s what happened here of course, but I could empathize.