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Nima@leminal.space 6 months ago
they also hiss. which scared the crap out of me.
borth@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Nima@leminal.space 6 months 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
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Tho a kinda fair wtf reaction to a giant magic glass dome suddenly chasing you.
Nima@leminal.space 6 months 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!”
Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Wait…whaaat?
THEY WHAT?!?
As if they weren’t already scary enough!
Nima@leminal.space 6 months ago
it’s ok! its really just them saying “Please don’t touch me =(”
but it really is a bit jarring the first time you hear it.
averyminya@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Something so small can exhale air loud enough for us to hear it. Absolutely wild!
Nima@leminal.space 6 months ago
its actually stridulation! they rub their legs together to make a hissing noise (if I recall correctly). like a cricket kinda. but its a long hiss rather than a chirp.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Imagine them fancy opera singing!
smeg@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Do they his in opera? I’d say imagine they’re little jazz musicians going tsss-t-t-tsss-t-t
MrShankles@lemmy.world 6 months ago
We call that “snake jazz”, but it is widely known that many creatures (other than snakes) also practice that particular style of jazz
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Fancy jazz centisexyleggy!