• Nima@leminal.spaceEnglish
      17·
      29 days ago

      its called “Stridulation” and its something a lot of centipedes can do.

      scared the crap out of me the first time I heard it when I was trying to put one in a cup and take it outside. lol

        • Nima@leminal.spaceEnglish
          51·
          29 days ago

          you know? that’s fair. but it also made me extremely nervous when I hadn’t been moments before.

          went from skittering around panicking to “I will mess you up >=( I’m dangerous! HISSSSS! LOOK HOW SCARY!”

          • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.eeEnglish
            2·
            27 days ago

            but it also made me extremely nervous when I hadn’t been moments before

            For a sec I though you were making a joke and talking as the centipede (in first person).

          • TheDoozer@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            28 days ago

            but it also made me extremely nervous when I hadn’t been moments before.

            I imagine that’s the point of the hiss…