Insect identification

[Famous Graham]

Without pics. Sorry.

Got something crawling around the gents that I'm not familiar with. I've checked Soovy's whereabouts, and it's not him.

It's about 3 inches long, segmented body, multiple legs (somewhere between 10 and 20), long antennae and brown.

It's not an earwig - no rear pincers.

Any ideas?

[Reload]

Centipede?

[Gokartmozart]

Not a Centipede, or should that be Centipeed.

[Alex]

Trouser snake?

[Famous Graham]

Reload said:

Centipede?

That's the fella, cheers.

I always thought centipedes looked more "snakey", like millipedes & caterpillars.

[mybrainhurts]

Why do you want to know..?

Are you talking to it...?

[Fume troll]

Famous Graham said:

multiple legs (somewhere between 10 and 20)

For a kick off then, it's not an insect. HTH.

Cheers,

FT.

[TheEnd]

Fume troll said:

Famous Graham said:

multiple legs (somewhere between 10 and 20)

For a kick off then, it's not an insect. HTH.

Cheers,

FT.

I wouldn't kick off against a Centipede, that's just asking for trouble.

[mybrainhurts]

Fume troll said:

Famous Graham said:

multiple legs (somewhere between 10 and 20)

For a kick off then, it's not an insect. HTH.

Cheers,

FT.

What is it, a fruit..?

[Fume troll]

TheEnd said:

Fume troll said:

Famous Graham said:

multiple legs (somewhere between 10 and 20)

For a kick off then, it's not an insect. HTH.

Cheers,

FT.

I wouldn't kick off against a Centipede, that's just asking for trouble.

By the time he gets his shoes on, I'll be long gone!

Cheers,

FT.

[Fume troll]

mybrainhurts said:

Fume troll said:

Famous Graham said:

multiple legs (somewhere between 10 and 20)

For a kick off then, it's not an insect. HTH.

Cheers,

FT.

What is it, a fruit..?

No, insects always have three pairs of legs. Bugs are a sub-branch of insects so it's not a bug either.

Cheers,

FT.

[mybrainhurts]

Fume troll said:

mybrainhurts said:

Fume troll said:

Famous Graham said:

multiple legs (somewhere between 10 and 20)

For a kick off then, it's not an insect. HTH.

Cheers,

FT.

What is it, a fruit..?

No, insects always have three pairs of legs. Bugs are a sub-branch of insects so it's not a bug either.

Cheers,

FT.

You trying to tell me it's an ostrich...? I don't buy that one, smarty pants...no feathers

[Famous Graham]

Fume troll said:

mybrainhurts said:

Fume troll said:

Famous Graham said:

multiple legs (somewhere between 10 and 20)

For a kick off then, it's not an insect. HTH.

Cheers,

FT.

What is it, a fruit..?

No, insects always have three pairs of legs. Bugs are a sub-branch of insects so it's not a bug either.

Cheers,

FT.

Not true. Sure, the class insecta is restricted to 3 pairs of legs, but the english definition of the word "insect" covers those plus spiders, centipedes etc.

[Ayahuasca]

It's a tapeworm, dropped out of someone's guts.

Or George Michael.

[Fume troll]

Famous Graham said:

Fume troll said:

mybrainhurts said:

Fume troll said:

Famous Graham said:

multiple legs (somewhere between 10 and 20)

For a kick off then, it's not an insect. HTH.

Cheers,

FT.

What is it, a fruit..?

No, insects always have three pairs of legs. Bugs are a sub-branch of insects so it's not a bug either.

Cheers,

FT.

Not true. Sure, the class insecta is restricted to 3 pairs of legs, but the english definition of the word "insect" covers those plus spiders, centipedes etc.

Informally, yes. Lets try to do things right though eh?

Cheers,

FT.

[Reload]

Famous Graham said:

Fume troll said:

mybrainhurts said:

Fume troll said:

Famous Graham said:

multiple legs (somewhere between 10 and 20)

For a kick off then, it's not an insect. HTH.

Cheers,

FT.

What is it, a fruit..?

No, insects always have three pairs of legs. Bugs are a sub-branch of insects so it's not a bug either.

Cheers,

FT.

Not true. Sure, the class insecta is restricted to 3 pairs of legs, but the english definition of the word "insect" covers those plus spiders, centipedes etc.

If we're being pedantic, "insect" actually comes from the Latin "insectum". Which means cut into sections. They're made up of three parts - head, thorax and abdomen, and have three pairs of legs.

Centipedes are arthropods, as are insects. But centipedes are not insects.

[andy400]

Famous Graham said:

the word "insect" covers those plus spiders

Spiders are arachnids, as any fule kno.

[samdale]

Reload said:

Famous Graham said:

Fume troll said:

mybrainhurts said:

Fume troll said:

Famous Graham said:

multiple legs (somewhere between 10 and 20)

For a kick off then, it's not an insect. HTH.

Cheers,

FT.

What is it, a fruit..?

No, insects always have three pairs of legs. Bugs are a sub-branch of insects so it's not a bug either.

Cheers,

FT.

Not true. Sure, the class insecta is restricted to 3 pairs of legs, but the english definition of the word "insect" covers those plus spiders, centipedes etc.

If we're being pedantic, "insect" actually comes from the Latin "insectum". Which means cut into sections. They're made up of three parts - head, thorax and abdomen, and have three pairs of legs.

Centipedes are arthropods, as are insects. But centipedes are not insects.

both are phylum arthropoda but centipedes are something like class "chilopoda" (sp?) as opposed to class insecta

[planetdave]

They're hardcore predators and can give you a very nasty bite.

Not nice when they fall off your apartment ceiling.

[Famous Graham]

andy400 said:

Famous Graham said:

the word "insect" covers those plus spiders

Spiders are arachnids, as any fule kno.

I know. Read my post again