Stars and Stripes:
"I’ve never seen anything like it," she said. "This bug was prehistoric."(via Japan Probe, where the photo comes from)
Big. Quick-moving. More than 10 pairs of legs … having just one of these endearing qualities is usually enough to make an insect unwelcome, let alone all of the above, says Hideomi Kakimoto, a Yokosuka base environmental engineer.
But "geji," or household centipedes, are known as "good bugs" in Japan, as their ninja-like maneuvering (and, cringe, their ability to jump) allows them to hunt other household pests like cockroaches and clothing moths.
Wikipedia says that geji are even sold in Japanese pet stores.
1) Fuuuuuuck that.
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It's not an insect.
3)Screwwwwww that.