Check out the cool bug I found in my office today

He was moving very quickly and, though briefly alarming, was actually a welcome distraction from grants research.


ORDER: Scutigeramorpha
FAMILY: Scutigeridae
GENUS and SPECIES: Scutigera coleopter
CREEPINESS FACTOR: low to moderate (no visible stingers)

Thanks to the University of Kentucky Department of Agriculture for the ID. And for this advice:

"If you are brave (and careful!) enough, you can try to keeping a centipede as a pet in a small container. Provide a few inches of potting soil, and some rocks or wood to hide under. The soil should be kept fairly moist. Feed centipedes living insects or worms that are about ¼" the size of the centipede. "

Have a blast, kids!