• we_avoid_temptation@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3·
    1 month ago

    Ok now I’m curious about what the fuck the two centipedes I found in my basement that I thought were fucking were actually doing. They sure looked like they were fucking.

    • numberfour002@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      A disappointingly large proportion of the general population appears to be unable to tell the difference between centipedes and millipedes. Is it possible that the “centipedes” you saw were actually millipedes? If so, they may have been “fucking”, or at least the millipede equivalent of it.

      Additionally, it appears that this “fact” is actually wrong (big surprise, huh?). Many species of centipede do have courtship strategies that involve males and females meeting up. The sexes may even employ various forms of physical touch as part of the process. So, it’s certainly possible that the critters you saw where centipedes courting each other.

    • holycrap@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Centipedes see other Centipedes as food, which is why they reproduce this way.

      Source: made it up, but it seems logical. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • brap@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 month ago

    The last time I left sperm packets on the ground I was branded a “pervert” and a “freak” and told to leave the restaurant immediately before they called the police.

  • fireweed@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Sooo are centipedes like fruit flies and not engage in any real form of sexual selection, or is the female going around judging the fuck out of every jizz pile she encounters?

    “Mmm-mm, look at that poor viscosity, obviously from a low-quality male. This one on the other hand: deep color, firm texture, nice and sticky… clearly produced by a male with the superior genes I want to pass along to my offspring.”

        • flambonkscious@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          1 month ago

          So, this is off topic, but it’s so wild I had to include it:

          https://theinsectory.com.au/centipede-care-guide/

          Sexing centipedes is no easy task, most species cant be sexed at all visually. Try to avoid sexing them if you have no intention of breeding, as risks far outweigh rewards and you could easily kill your centipede as well as causing a lot of unneeded stress.

          To sex your centipedes (make sure you’re comfortable, as this is a very risky procedure). Put the centipede in a glass or plastic jar with a small hole in the lid, start filling the jar with water until its full. Keep an eye on it, once your centipede becomes unconscious remove it from the water and place on some paper towel. The sex organs are found in the last segment, apply slight pressure to the second last segment and they should pop out. Take some high quality pics and compare them to pics available online. You can also knock them out with CO2 gas.

          I’m running out of time to find real husbandry, but I imagine it’s a rather hands-off affair