Centipede, good bug/bad bug?????

[Claire72]

Found a few centipedes in my plot today, presuming they are good bugs, as I am hoping they eat little bugs, but would like to check
Beetles are good too aren't they?

[peanut]

Yep, centipedes and beetles are goodies, millipedes are baddies!

[Claire72]

Can you remind me of the basic difference between centipede and millipede? (other than number of legs)
Mine were black, with a lot of legs!

[Nicos]

Centipedes tend to be flatter and millipedes more tube shaped.

here you go...

http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/cours...ntipede-wm.GIF

( I hope that's right!!!)

[Two_Sheds]

Millipedes tend to be black (and they curl up when disturbed). Centipedes are more of a chestnut brown (and run off PDQ when disturbed).

[Claire72]

Think they were centipedes

[roitelet]

Renerally I work on the principal that if it runs fast it is a goodie and hunts other beasties, but if it is slow moving it's a baddie and will eat the plants that can't run away.

Works most of the time!!

[citygirl]

Renerally I work on the principal that if it runs fast it is a goodie and hunts other beasties, but if it is slow moving it's a baddie and will eat the plants that can't run away.

Works most of the time!!

haha not only does that make sense - it made me laugh

[gojiberry]

Not all beetles are goodies, you would not want colerado or lilly beetles.

[wolfspiders]

centipede bite

A centipede bite can vary from hardly visible to exceptionally painful. Lots of people Examine it to sensation just like a bee sting. Except if you might be allergic for the venom or are in extremely inadequate well being, a centipede bite isn’t significantly dangerous

[Chrissyteacup]

Shudders.. in my book there a baddy just for being so creepy!!! they always make me jump outta my skin when I see them!!!

[robbra]

Centipedes remind me of my springer, they go mental when disturbed and this always makes me smile.

[Jungle Jane]

Centipedes eat slug eggs they’re a really beneficial insect to have about,Ive never been bitten by one but when I find them I put them back in the compost to work. (I usually find them when I’m moving old compost about from pots & bags,where slugs lay eggs isn’t it,they’re a great help).

[veggiechicken]

In case you didn't notice, the "person" who bumped this old thread #10 has been banned - and not for posting about centipedes.

[Chrissyteacup]

Well that’s good to know! I do always leave them to it, they just bother me I know it’s irrational!