Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Off to Kelleys Island



I'm off to Kelleys Island tomorrow, but before I leave, here is a shot of a house centipede that was lurking around the light on our exterior white-painted brick wall. Interesting little fellow (or lady) isn't it? In my brief research I learned these creatures eat other bugs, making them benefical house guests, even though they creep most people out, including me. Also, they aren't native to North America, says Wikipedia. They are native to the Mediterranean region. Who would have thought it.

To me, the head of this thing reminds me of the famous spider Charlotte, from the animated version of Charlotte's Web made way back in 1973. And who was the voice of Charlotte? Well none other than Debbie Reynolds. I learn something new each day. I'm just old enough to have heard of Debbie Reynolds by the way. Its late. I digress. Can you tell I'm tired?

Nighty Night-

Tom

6 comments:

  1. Great closeup. Never seen this creature before :-)

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  2. Tom: My wife killed on of them this morning and said there was a thousand legger in the family room. Ours are much bigger then yours.

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  3. Interesting in a creepy sort of way. It's a great photo and almost makes me want to have one around....almost. Have fun on Kelleys Island.

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  4. When I shared a house with two other women in Minnesota, these centipedes routinely appeared in our shower - not my favorite place to encounter them. It was my job to move them back outside. The way their legs move, in kind of feathery, delicate, creepy, coordinated waves, is cool to watch (but not when they're in the shower with you).

    Have fun at Kelleys Island! James and I will be headed up that way in a couple weeks for a quick vacation - you'll have to tell us what we should go see.

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  5. Have fun at Kelly's Island. I'm going up there two weeks from today for the weekend. Let us know what you found there!
    mom

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  6. Thanks everyone for your stories!I'm back from the Island, be sure to check out the photos that we captured.

    Tom

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