how much was she ... is she can you handle her

She was a gift to me, so I'm not really sure how much she cost.

I have not tried to handle her. Her venom could be quite dangerous to someone my size, and I don't want to risk injuring her in the event of a defensive bite.

Ah my only phobia, and i see youve taken one as a pet. Forgive me but i must leave now. :3

Then why did you comment? Was it that important that you let me know that you don't like my pet? Really?

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. Its true they are not my favorite critters but I do respect youre niceness torwards dem. :3

You say that, and yet your original comment was pretty pointless and kind of rude. Did you somehow think that as a person that loves this animal I want to hear about how you don't like her?
Seriously, if you wouldn't say this about someone's dog/cat/fluffy bunny, don't say it about my pets. A little common sense goes a long way to not wasting my time.

You know what. I was trying to be sincere but Fuck you! Your being a stuck up bitch!

Wow, some one needs to chill. You're being quite the little child.

That is one happy little bugger! [Ha! laugh at my own terrible joke]

It's hilarious, she just stopped in the middle of grooming herself like it was just too much effort for her.

XD she sounds like my cat

She is very cat like at times.

Wish I had gotten some video of her crawling under her water dish. There's only 3 inches of her sticking out right now. It's kind of amusing to watch her disappear under things because there is so much body to hide.

I think that's what is so fun about them, just watching them is a treat. Kind of like fish, mine always do something weird.

Haha, shown this picture to my grandmother "It's a bug..." Me: "But it's a cute bug"

Indeed.
I have fun having to constantly rescue my tarantula because she doesn't know how to climb down.

It's a cute bug that's taking a food nap.

Not a smart tarantula I take it?

yeah it is!

Normally she is smart, but when it comes to climbing she's not... she's a burrower, so she's not so good at it.

Gyaraku: Isn't she a pretty thing? *whistles*

Hahah!
Bernadette: *belches*

What is she? Aside from possibly poisonous?

She is a redhead centipede. She is VENOMOUS not poisonous.

Ohhh, for a moment. I blanked. Poisonous means she's dangerous to touch. Venomous means she's not toxic, her bite is....And that makes a good pet, how?

Poisonous means the toxins are delivered in a more passive way: ingested, absorbed through the skin, or inhaled. Not just touch.

She's beautiful and fascinating to watch. I have learned so much about centipede behavior since having her, plus I just love caring for her- that makes her a great pet in my book.

It's not like she's a dog that runs about free, able to rip my hand off should she take a mind to. Honestly, dogs bite thousands of people every year and no one questions why we bring them into our homes.

True, canines can be dangerous. Anything with teeth or claws can be. Humans to. It all depends on the way the creature is raised. Animals are "empathic" and responds to the pheromones released by other creatures. If you're scared of the animal, it will respond. Whether it's to try and comfort you. Or attack you, depends on the animal. If it was brought up in a kind environment, where fear usually meant unease and pain of a loved one. They'll comfort you. If raised in an ugly environment where fear means usually something will harm it. They'll attack you.

I've had snakes, which were venomous, my favorite was my baby moccasin, a gift from a friend. He got me the egg. And she was the sweetest snake, I had. My confusion with your pet? I'm not saying it's a bad one. I'm just...while insects are fascinating, I can't read them. I can read reptiles and mammalia. Insects, I can't, and that's why I'm always hesitant around them. Spiders creep me out but, their webs are gorgeous. Scorpions are down right evil looking and I've handled a couple. Aside from the "base" signal with a rearing limb? I can't "sense" the creature's intention.

Her colors are pretty, I've never been close to an insect to see the variations before. So thank you for posting her. And for tolerating my "naive" thoughts about her

Yet people have greater prejudice against my pets than they do against dogs.

Insects are very easy to understand, that's why they are the models for a lot of self directed robots. Bernadette does not attack me because I never corner her or make her feel the need to defend herself. She largely ignores me because I am too big to eat. Same with my tarantula, she understands that I am not a threat to her, and has even learned to associate metal tongs with the presentation of food.
I have never seen anything wicked about arachnids, when I was little I adored scorpions. They are very calm animals, and emperor scorpion is as tame as any house cat.
It's easy to tell the my pets live a very stress free life because they spend most of their time out in the open, relaxed. They have no fear of being attacked or harassed, they know they are safe with me. Even the wasps that live on my deck seem to be at peace around me. I sit outside and they crawl around on me, but they don't like strangers. I'm the only one they are pleasant with.

She has such a shiny body and she looks like she's getting bigger and longer each time you post her. I can't recall if she's molted while you've had her, but with her appetite, it will only be a matter of time before she needs to.

She's grown a whole half inch with her last molt!
The primarily molt at night, and I was lucky that I was not sleeping the last time she molted since it was a 3 in the morning. Plus they eat the shed skin so it's hard to tell if she's molted more than once.

That's a good clear shot.

I get the same bs with my frogs and it pisses me off.
How's Ama doing? She's a little scary too me, but in a pretty way (if that makes sense). Both your girls are quite pretty *nods*

People just don't understand...

Ama is doing beautifully, thank you for asking. She's renovated her log space with some hanging webs and a back door tunnel.
Thank you!

Glad to hear both the girls are doing well When you can, you should post a pic of her renovations

I will when she finishes. She's rolling moss around right now.

hehe Sounds like my rabbit. V is always pushing stuff around his cage. She's gotta make sure her moss is fluffed just right hehe

I think i might need to clean her cage... she hasn't been using her corner.

Ya, somehow, I think grounding her from watching cartoons is going to get her to clean it herself

You know what's amusing... sometimes she comes over to the side where the computer is while I'm watching stuff on Netflix, she likes Batman Beyond.

lol Monkey likes when I listen to LMFAO and Bass Hunter, she starts croaking up a storm lol