A person is watching a video about scary creatures on a rainy Thursday evening. They suddenly notice a house centipede with 100 legs and antennae on its head. Initially frightened, they try to call for help and hide in their closet. However, after researching, they discover that house centipedes are harmless, feed on insects, and are actually beneficial to have in the house. The person decides to capture the centipede and release it outside, then takes steps to secure their home from other unwanted pests. The video then transitions to showcase various other creatures that are often misunderstood as scary, but are actually harmless, such as the goliath bird eater spider, whale shark, giant African millipede, and vultures. These creatures are shown to be either beneficial or harmless, and are often misunderstood due to their appearance or reputation. The video aims to educate viewers about these creatures and challenge their preconceptions.
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1. House centipedes have 15 pairs of legs, not 100.
2. House centipedes have two well-developed eyes and two long sensitive antennae.
3. House centipedes carry venom in their legs, located near the head and mouth.
4. House centipedes can hold more than one prey in their legs, using them like a lasso.
5. House centipedes are excellent hunters.
6. House centipedes are a natural and free pest control in homes.
7. House centipedes help get rid of bugs, flies, ants, moths, spiders, termites, and cockroaches.
8. House centipedes are not on the human menu and do not bite unless provoked.
9. House centipedes are active night hunters and do not leave webs or traps.
10. House centipedes do not build nests in houses and do not snack on furniture, clothing, food, or pets.
11. House centipedes move without making a sound and without leaving dirty traces.
12. House centipedes do not carry diseases.
13. House centipedes are most active at night and are unlikely to be seen during the day.
14. House centipedes will only bite if provoked, and the bite feels like a light bee sting.
15. Goliath bird-eating spiders are the largest spiders in the world.
16. Goliath bird-eating spiders look scarier than they are.
17. Goliath bird-eating spiders eat insects, frogs, and rodents.
18. Goliath bird-eating spiders live in northern South America.
19. Goliath bird-eating spiders cannot hurt humans with their venom, which is no worse than a bee sting.
20. Whale sharks are the largest sharks and fish in the world.
21. Whale sharks are slightly bigger than a double-decker bus and as heavy as five elephants.
22. Whale sharks have 300 tiny teeth in their mouth and use them to eat plankton and occasional fish.
23. Whale sharks are slow swimmers and the kindest of all sharks.
24. Whale sharks play with divers, and humans are more dangerous to them than they are to humans.
25. Giant African millipedes are shy and would rather hide under rocks all day.
26. Giant African millipedes can only attack dry leaves on the ground.
27. Giant African millipedes play a role in the environment by breaking down plant material.
28. Australian thorny dragons are lizards with scary-looking spikes on their bodies.
29. Australian thorny dragons eat ants and can eat thousands of small ants a day.
30. Australian thorny dragons catch ants with their sticky tongues.
31. Australian thorny dragons use their spikes to protect themselves against predators.
32. Australian thorny dragons will not attack humans and have the superpower of changing color depending on temperature.
33. Wrinkle-faced bats live in Central and South America.
34. Wrinkle-faced bats only eat fruit, and their face shape and skin help them with this.
35. Wrinkle-faced bats have terrible table manners and shove their faces completely into their food.
36. The wrinkles on wrinkle-faced bats' faces help funnel fruit juices directly into their mouths.
37. Aye-aye lemurs live only in Madagascar and are harmless creatures that feed on insects and larvae.
38. Aye-aye lemurs quickly tap on tree trunks to find food and take it out with their long middle fingers.
39. Aye-aye lemurs prefer to stay on trees and barely get down on the ground.
40. Gerials are a unique species of crocodiles with long, narrow noses.
41. Gerials are not dangerous to humans and are loving and caring parents.
42. Gerials hide from humans and do not attack them.
43. Milk snakes are harmless and look similar to coral snakes, but are not venomous.
44. Milk snakes eat insects, frogs, and rodents, and are often kept as pets.
45. Matamata spiky turtles are super lazy and do not swim but walk in slow-moving streams and swamps.
46. Matamata turtles only get out of the water to lay eggs and do not hunt but wait for food to come by.
47. Matamata turtles stretch their necks and swallow their food like a vacuum cleaner.
48. Matamata turtles have jaws that cannot chew.
49. Virginia tiger moths are as scared of humans as humans are of them and try to avoid contact.
50. Virginia tiger moths eat leaves, including birch, willow, maple, walnut, and cabbage.
51. Virginia tiger moths can only leave slight skin irritation or minor marks if provoked.
52. Vultures have sharp beaks and talons but do not hurt living beings and prefer to eat animal carcasses.
53. Vultures have 60-degree vision, focusing on what's beneath them.
54. Giant isopods are close relatives of shrimps and crabs and live deep under the sea.
55. Giant isopods have dozens of sharp claws on their bellies and four sets of jaws to hunt.
56. Giant isopods slow down their metabolism to save energy and live in semi-hibernation.
57. Giant isopods curl up into a ball when in danger and hide.
58. Star-nosed moles are the size of hamsters and the fastest eaters in the world.
59. Star-nosed moles use their star-shaped organ on their nose to find food in 10-12 different places in a second.
60. Star-nosed moles have 100,000 nerve fibers in their star-shaped organ.
61. Tailless whip scorpions do not carry venom or toxins and cannot bite or sting.
62. Tailless whip scorpions sit and wait for insects to pass by and detect them with their legs.