"Sigi Rindler" <srindler@da2.so-net.ne.jp> wrote in message
news:4295442c$1_2@spool9-west.superfeed.net...
> Who knows about centipedes and millipedes in Japan?

You're in luck, because we're in millipede season here. My wife has turned
into a kind of Japanese chemical Ali as she fights to eradicate them...

IME, centipedes are bigger. Our millipedes are about the size of small
caterpillars. Centipedes are around 5 inches long, and thicker. Never been
bit by a millipede -- although one dropped onto my neck a couple days ago -- 
but centipede bites hurt like a bitch. Worse than a hornet, I would say.

Lat year one of our dogs tried to eat a centipede. The right side of his
face looked like a soccer ball for about 3 days. He tried it once more -- 
then never again.

-- 
Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom
ryang@gol.com